Orange Chocolate Cookies

Yield: 18 -24 Cookies

• Prep Time: 30 minutes
• Bake Time: 12 to 15 minutes
• Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

For the cookies

• ½ cup Bake Believe^® Semisweet Chocolate Chips, finely chopped
• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 cup coconut flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 cup monkfruit granulated sugar replacement
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 egg
• ¼ cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the topping:

• ½ cup Bake Believe^® Semisweet Chocolate Chips
• Zested orange peel

Instructions:

For the cookies

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
2. Combine almond flour, coconut flour and salt a in a bowl. Set aside.
3. Beat the butter, monkfruit sweetener and orange zest on medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the egg, orange juice and vanilla. Gradually add the flour mixture and continue mixing until fully combined and a stiff dough has formed. Beat in chopped chocolate chips.
4. Roll out dough on a lightly floured surface to about ½ -inch thickness. Cut out cookies with a cookie cutter. Collect and reroll scraps as necessary.
5. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes or until cookies are just golden on the edge. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
6. For the topping: Melt chocolate chips over a double boiler or in a microwave on low power, stirring every 15 to 30 seconds until melted and smooth. Using a spoon, ice cookies with melted chocolate; sprinkle on zested orange peel.