Frosted Orange Chippers Recipes

FROSTED ORANGE CHIPPERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream butter, cream cheese, and sugar. Gradually add eggs, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix well. Sift together flour and salt, stir into butter mixture. Stir in chocolate chips last.
• To make the orange frosting: stir together confectioners sugar, 4 tablespoons of butter, orange juice, 1/4 teaspoon of orange zest, salt, and food coloring in a small bowl. Mix until smooth.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown. While the cookies are still warm, frost with the orange frosting.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat shortening, sugar and orange peel in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in milk and egg.
• Combine flour, pudding mix and baking powder in medium bowl. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• BAKE 12 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, then beat in egg, zest, and vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt and mix into butter mixture at low speed, alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Fold in 1/2 cup chips and divide batter among lined muffin cups.
• Bake in middle of oven until pale golden and a tester comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Turn cupcakes out onto a rack to cool completely.
• Bring cream to a simmer in a small heavy saucepan and add remaining 3/4 cup chips, whisking until smooth. Spread frosting on cupcakes.