S&S Bake: White Chocolate and Orange Cookies

It is the beginning of the month and time for yet another Sweet & Simple Bake.  This time is White Chocolate and Orange Cookies.  I followed the recipe as given and presenting you chocolate orange cookies right out of the oven.  I made them this evening.

The Original Recipe is here and I followed it exactly as given, with no substitutions what so ever.

Baking Time: 8-10 minutes
Yields: 3 Dozens (varies on the size)

Ingredients:

• 115g unsalted butter, softened
• 200g caster sugar (superfine)
• 1 egg
• Grated zest of 1 orange (2 to 3 tsp)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 200g plain flour
• ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda
• ¼ baking powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 225g white chocolate chips (milk or dark chocolate)

Preparation:

• Preheat the oven to 190oC/170oC fan oven/375oF/Gas mark 5.
• Beat the butter and sugar. Add the egg, orange zest and vanilla extract.Sift together the dry ingredients.
• Stir the dry ingredients and chocolate chips into the butter mixture and combine.
• Roll into balls. Use your fingers to flatten onto a non-stick baking sheet 5cm/2in apart. Bake for 8-10 minutes. Cool for five minutes and transfer to a cooling rack.
• When cool, store in an airtight container for up to four to five days.