Chocolate Orange Creams

Let me start out by saying I was pretty sure I hated orange and chocolate together. I think I actually hate fake orange and chocolate together. My mother in law made these and I tried one. So tasty! Hers had ginger in them as well. Mine don't because I forgot to look for it at the store. They're soft, slightly crumbly and the orange isn't overpowering. It's just fresh. And really good with the cream cheese.

1/2 cup butter

1/2 cup shortening

4 oz cream cheese

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

1 tbsp grated orange rind

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 cups chocolate chips

Cream butter, shortening and cream cheese, then cream in sugar. Beat in eggs and orange rind. Combine dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by the tablespoonful on cookie sheets and bake at 350 for 15 mins, until golden around edges.

Makes 5 dozen. I got just short of that (55) but would have had more if I'd been more uniform in sizing and not sampled the dough. I love cookie dough of any variety.

If you want to add the ginger: Add 1/2 cup finely chopped crystallized ginger with the orange rind.