Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies (tastes just like an Orange Milano, but better!)

Published January 15, 2012. Updated August 21, 2019

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These are officially my new favorite cookie!  They are one of the best cookies I’ve ever eaten!  These taste just like a Pepperidge Farm Orange Milano Cookie, but I think they are even better because they have all the flavors of that cookie but these are soft and chewy rather than crisp and crunchy.

I’ve been changing up flavors to all my favorite classics lately like Rice Krispie Treats and Oatmeal, so I decided it was time for a change with the Chocolate Chip Cookie.  So, I came up with this recipe.  I don’t know if there could be a better upgrade.  These cookies are a must try!  Enjoy.


PS just be sure you don’t skip out on the orange extract or the orange zest, if you leave one out you wont get that incredible, zesty orange flavor.  They are the key ingredients of this cookie recipe.

You should be able to find the orange extract in the spice section of the grocer/supermarket, it’s about $3-$6 and well worth it.

You may also like to try Oranges and Cream Cookies, they taste just like and orange creamsicle and they are made from the same dough as these cookies.

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Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies (tastes just like an Orange Milano, but better!)

One of the best ways to make chocolate chip cookies - with bright orange flavor! 
Servings: 48
Prep20 minutes
Cook40 minutes
Ready in: 1 hour

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside. 
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer, whip together butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes. Stir in eggs 1 at a time mixing after each addition. 
  • Mix in vanilla extract, orange extract and orange zest. Slowly add in dry mixture and mix until well incorporated. Gently stir in milk chocolate chips and semi-sweet chocolate chips. 
  • Drop cookies by heaping tablespoonfuls onto a buttered cookie sheet and bake 9-11 minutes. Allow to cool on cookie sheet several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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67 Comments

  • Moira

    These are the BEST cookies I’ve ever made or had. I’ve now made them as lemon cookies as well and a peanut butter test version in the over right now. Love the texture of them so much! Very easy recipe too.

  • Libby

    Just made these with all whole wheat flour. They are great. Why didn’t I ever think to combine orange and chocolate in a cookie before?

    • Katie

      These are our favorite cookies! They’ve become our Christmas tradition for the last 7 years! 🍪🎄

  • Steph

    This recipe is so good. I’ve made this a couple of times and the cookies stay so soft. I’m going to try and use this for just making chocolate chip cookies.

  • Sandi Conrad

    This is an awesome recipe! I had to bake 30 dozen cookies for an event and this recipe was a life-saver! I also had to use gluten-free flour and it worked splendidly! Admittedly, I reduced the sugar to 3/4c for each and the chocolate chips to only 1c total because I found it too sweet. I also doubled the orange zest because I love orange! As a foundation, this is a great recipe too – I’ll swap in different flavors such as lemon/cranberry/chocolate, or Skor chips or salted caramel chips with no orange.

  • Dorina

    Excellent cookies. Too much sugar, in my opinion, but excellent cookies nevertheless. Will make again, thanks for posting.

  • Natalie

    I have never commented on a website before but I had to say these are legitimately the best cookies I have ever made. Thank you for the great recipe!

  • Kathy

    FANTASTIC COOKIE, full of flavor and chocolate chips. Ummm, Ummm, GREAT!