Ingredients
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1 cup sugar
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2/3 cup butter or 2/3 cup margarine, softened
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1 tablespoon grated orange rind
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1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup baking cocoa
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1/4 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup chopped pecans
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1 (6 ounce) package semisweet chocolate morsels
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1/3 cup sugar
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1 teaspoon grated orange rind
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1 egg
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350º.
- Beat 1 cup sugar, butter, 1 tablespoon grated orange peel and the egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
- Stir in flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
- Stir in pecans and chocolate morsels.
- Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
- Mix 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
- Roll balls in sugar mixture.
- Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Flatten to about 1/2-inch thickness with bottom of glass.
- Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set.
- Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.
- Cool on wire rack.