

Chocolate and orange is a classic pairing that never goes out of style, and our Aero® Orange Chocolate Cookies bring the flavours together beautifully! They’re chunky and chewy, with the Aero® Orange bringing the perfect amount of zing to the rich chocolate cookie. Every bite brings a fresh twist, and the best part is they couldn’t be easier to make! With just a few pantry staples and a touch of bubbly magic from Aero®, you’ll be on your way to chocolate orange cookie success!
For another inventive Aero® bake, try our Aero® Peppermint Brownies, or for an easy no-bake summer showstopper, try our Aero® Peppermint Chocolate Cheesecake. To discover even more Aero® flavours as well as limited edition and seasonal products, read our Aero® Flavours article.
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How to Bake Aero® Chocolate Orange Cookies
These chocolate orange cookies come together faster than you can zest an orange, and you don’t even need a stand mixer. Let’s go!
Aero® Chocolate Orange Cookies Cookie Variations
To add even more orange flavour to your cookies, make an easy icing sugar orange glaze. Simply mix 100g of icing sugar with a few teaspoons of orange juice, just enough to create a pourable drizzle, then add the zest of one orange. Drizzle the cookies and enjoy! For some extra crunch, fold in 50g of toasted coconut.
You will need
- A baking tray
- Baking paper
Ingredients
- 150g buttery baking spread, at room temperature
- 100g soft light brown sugar
- 75g granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 200g self-raising flour
- 30g cocoa powder
- 200g Aero® Orange, chopped into chunks
- Zest of 1 orange
Each cookie typically contains
of an adult’s Reference Intake (RI)*
Energy per 100g: 2079kJ/497kcal
Method
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 4. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
- In a large bowl, combine the buttery baking spread, brown sugar and white sugar. Mix well to combine.
- Add the egg and vanilla extract. Mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour and cocoa powder.
- Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Gently fold in the Aero® Orange chunks and orange zest. The aim is to keep the pieces and bubbles intact, so it’s best to use the edge of a metal tablespoon or a silicone spatula.
- Pop the bowl of dough into the fridge for 30 minutes to chill. This will help prevent the cookies from spreading too much, giving you chunkier cookies!
- Scoop tablespoon-sized dough balls onto the lined baking tray, spacing them about 5cm apart. Aim for 12 cookie balls.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the edges are golden but the centres still look slightly soft.
- Allow to cool on the tray for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Top Tips
The secret to a crispy edge and a soft centre is not to overbake the cookies. The centres will look soft when you take them out of the oven, but they will firm up as they cool.
Questions?
Store your cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days.
Yes, pop the airtight container into the freezer and freeze for up to three months. To defrost, leave the container in the fridge overnight.
Sure thing. You can shape the cookies into balls and freeze them in an airtight container. Bake the cookies from frozen and add 2-3 minutes to the baking time.
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