Orange Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 4 ounces sugar
• 3 ounces oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon orange oil
• 5 ounces flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (ceylan ideally, but cassia is ok)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 ground cloves
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup mint chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 300°f and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
• 2 in a large bowl, beat the egg.
• 3 add the sugar and beat until .
• 4 add the vanilla extract and orange oil, and whisk.
• 5 add the oil and beat until smooth.
• 6 in a bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and soda, cloves and salt and sift them into the wet ingredients.
• 7 mix until rougly combined, add the mint chocolate chips and mix well.
• 8 refrigerate the dough until firm but piable (30-45 minutes).
• 9 take a tablespoonful of dough, roll it between the palms of the hands and roll it into the almonds.
• 10 place the balls on the cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart, and flatten them a little.
• 11 cook for 20 minutes, let cool for 1 minute on the sheet and place on the wire rack to cool completely.