You could say I’m on a citrus high. And that makes me happy, in all the right ways.
Oranges, clementines, meyer lemons and limes. I’m a big fan of most all citrus, minus grapefruit. Why not grapefruit? I have no idea. Grandpa used to eat it every morning for breakfast. Loaded with about 3 tablespoons of sugar.
But other than the pink fleshed fruit, I’m a fan. And with so many ways to cook with it, you can go from sweet to savory in a snap.
Like yesterday’s post for my new favorite pasta: savory. In the overused words of Rachel Zoe, “I die.” That pasta was my savory twist, and this recipe is it’s alter ego, ergo sweet.
Hello Chocolate and Orange Sandwich Cookies with Cream Cheese Filling. Honestly, do you think I could have added another layer of flavor in there? I guess I did leave out nuts and pretzels. Restraint is sometimes a good thing.
Chocolate and Orange Sandwich Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ cup butter softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- ¾ cup chocolate chips
- Cream Cheese Filling recipe below
Cream Cheese Filling !Ingredients:
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- ½ cup 1 stick butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
For the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Whisk flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside. In a stand mixer or another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg and orange zest and beat until combined.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until fluffy then add the remaining flour. Mix just until incorporated.
- Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough and roll into a ball, then place on the baking sheet. Butter the bottom of a drinking glass with and press to flatten the ball slightly. Repeat and place balls on sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool on a baking sheet.
- In a double boiler or a glass bowl fitted over a saucepan filled with 1-inch of water, melt chocolate chips over boiling water, stirring occasionally. Do not let glass bowl touch the boiling water. Remove bowl from the water. Frost the tops of half of the cookies with the chocolate and set aside. Spread the cream cheese filling on the bottoms of the remaining cookies then top with the chocolate frosted cookies to form a sandwich.
For the Cream Cheese Filling
Directions:
- Blend cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix well.
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I do believe those cookies and I could become the fastest of friends. They have me craving chocolate and orange at 9 in the morning!
I’ve been adoring top with cinnamon for a while now, but you just blew mind when you said she was 16! She is certainly going somewhere fast!
Normally fruit and chocolate don’t jive together in my head, but I’m making an exception for your cookies!
Beautiful cookies! I’m totally drooling over that stack of pancakes now!
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those cookies look so yummy…and this is my first time being here on your blog, and already have subscribed and liked you on facebook…..love the clean food styling and recipes! yeah!
Hi Anne Marie, Thank you so much for visiting, and discovering the blog. And your nice words have made my day. How did you find me? Have a great weekend.
I’m so flattered! Thank you Heidi :) Nooo don’t cry; just eat pancakes and those (incredibly delicious looking) cookies!
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Sommer, the only words I have for them is, “more please.” Have a great weekend!
Love the cookies and love your Friday Faves, very much!
Love friday faves this week! That bag, that skit, and oh my blogging envy!!! Crap. I’m an old fart I guess. I better get with it.
We can walk around with our canes together, hobbling to the early bird special at Red Lobster. Thanks as always Carrian.
I hear a lot about meyer lemons lately but I’ve never tried them! I think I need to fix that. I also love orange flavor and these cookies look amazing!
OMG…that gif…her whole blog…I DIE. (Sorry, I had to say it) Seriously blogging/baking envy right there.
Loved all your faves today, and those sandwich cookies! Any leftovers I can come take off your hands? ;)
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Ah ah, I confirm about (almost) all French girls carrying a Longchamps bag!!
Now is the perfect time to celebrate citrus. Blood oranges and meyer lemons are my fav. If you’re serious about a cleanse hit me up sometime. I know a fantastic program with tons of support. I try to do it a couple times a year.
I’ve watched that SNL skit seriously 4 billion times and I never EVER tire of it.
“And a squirrel in my bed and mustard in my bed and I ate it all, is that baaad.”
Genius.
She. Is. Hilarious. Kinda like you. Except your hands are a teeny bit bigger.
I was thinking about doing a cleanse too until I came here…now all I want to do is eat cookies and pancakes! Thanks friend:)
those cookies look so amazing! I want one for breakfast :)
I love your Friday Faves, Heidi!
Oooh I love Longchamp bags! I don’t have one but I’d love for that to change! :) The sandwich cookies look so pretty – great job on the photos! A lot of my friends can’t stand the orange and chocolate combo but I love that pairing. Yay citrus!! :) Happy Friday Heidi!
What? They don’t like the combo??? Are you sure you can call them friends? :)