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5 from 1 vote

Dark Chocolate Mango Orange Cookies

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Course: Cookies, Dessert
Cuisine: Cookies, Dessert
Keyword: Chocolate, Cookies, mango, orange
Servings: 18 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup salted butter - just colder than room temperature soft but still a little firm
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon instant espresso powder or pero coffee replacer
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon fresh grated orange zest
  • 3/4 cup dried mango - chopped into bite size pieces
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon milk of choice
  • 1 cup dark or semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 F.
  • In a mixing bowl with a whisk attachment, add and blend the butter, brown and white sugar until pale yellow.
  • Add espresso powder, eggs, vanilla and milk to butter mixture and blend until smooth.
  • Add the orange zest, chopped dried mango and blend again.
  • In another bowl, add flour, baking soda and salt and then add to the butter mixture and blend until cookie dough comes together.
  • Fold in the chocolate chips.
  • Chill dough for 20 minutes, optional but makes the cookies a little thicker.
  • Roll dough into roughly 3 tablespoon balls.
  • Place on a parchment paper lined or greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Cool then eat, note that these cookies taste sweeter and chewier when cooled first.
  • *If freezing dough, roll into dough balls, freeze on a cookie sheet then place into ziplock bags and bake from frozen adding 5 additional minutes to the bake time.