Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• sift flour, baking powder and salt into and set aside. cream butter, sugars, orange zest and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• add eggs one at a time beating well after adding each one. add dry ingredients and stir until combined. stir in chocolate chips and nuts and mix until well blended.
• drop dough by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. flatten slightly. bake cookies for 15 or 16 minutes or until golden. cool on the cookie sheets.