February 20, 2015
Terry’s Chocolate Orange Cookies!
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Delicious moist & crunchy cookies full to the brim with chunks of Terry’s chocolate orange – heavenly Terry’s chocolate orange cookies!
Chocolate orange bakes
I have ALWAYS adored chocolate + orange flavouring together – especially Terry’s chocolate orange – it sounds like an odd combination at first if you haven’t tried it, but once you have, you will never forget it. It is genuinely my favourite chocolate.
I can’t stop making chocolate orange themed bakes… genuinely, my chocolate orange layer cake, and my chocolate orange cupcakes are always well received, and every Christmas I have to make my no-bake chocolate orange cheesecake and everyone always adores it. However, I went to the supermarket recently and picked up a bag of Terry’s chocolate orange cookies to buy, I realised I might as well bake them at home myself.
Cookies
As you all know by now, I am utterly obsessed with cookie baking. My NYC Chocolate Chip Cookies! have always been incredibly popular, as well as my Chocolate Orange NYC Cookies but these classic terry’s chocolate orange cookies are one of my absolute favourites.
These cookies are always perfect to bake around Christmas time, during the summer, or when you are just craving something utterly delicious. The perfect part about them is that the oils in the chocolate orange that create the flavouring, makes the cookie bake perfectly every single time – I have honestly never had a problem with these.
No chill cookie dough
The wonderful part about this cookie dough, is that it doesn’t need chilling. It’s a cookie dough where all you have to do is cream the butter and sugars, whack in the egg and a little flavouring, whack in the dry ingredients, shove in all the chocolate orange ever, and bake. Most other recipes I’ve seen require chilling first, and these beauties don’t need it.
Not needing chilling means you can get to my favourite cookies ever, quicker. Honestly, these are genuinely my favourite cookie recipe I have, partly because of the Terry’s chocolate orange obsession I have going on, but that’s not entirely it. I genuinely just think the actual cookie is insane! It’s such a wonderful mix of chewy, gooey, and delicious. If you bake it for longer, it’ll get crunchy too.
My favourite
This recipe has been on my blog for quite a while now, and as I write this after updating the images in May 2024, it remains to be my favourite cookie. I know the recipe off by heart and have experimented with it a few times, resulting in recipes such as my Toblerone cookies, and my M&M cookies. I’ve also created a cookie bar version of these because I just adore them THAT much.
Honestly, imagine baking these, and serving them with a scoop of my Terry’s chocolate orange ice cream, or having a Terry’s themed party and devouring these and my other 15 themed recipes as well. Maybe I love it too much, but honestly, if you try these you will understand my pure and utter love. Enjoy the recipe!
Tips & Tricks
- You don’t have to add the chocolate pieces on top, you can include it all in the dough, but I love having melted bits of chocolate on top of a cookie – especially if I am serving them warm with a drink, such a gooey chocolate treat!
- If you don’t have Terry’s chocolate orange where you are, you could try using milk chocolate with a bit more orange zest, or even a bit of orange flavouring which I often do!
- I use this cookie scoop in this recipe
- I use these large trays
- These cookies will last for 5-7+ days, at room temperature
- These cookies can freeze 3+ months
- Recipe updated May 2024 – only change was swapping 175g of self raising flour to 250g of plain flour. The original recipe is still delicious, but the cookies spread a bit more.
Terry's Chocolate Orange Cookies!
Ingredients
- 125 g unsalted butter
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 100 g light brown sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- Zest of 1 large orange (or 1tsp orange extract)
- 25 g cocoa powder
- 225 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 250 g Terry's chocolate orange (chopped)
- 16 Segments Terry's chocolate orange
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 190ºc/170ºc fan and line 2-3 large baking trays with parchment paper
- Beat butter and sugars together until combined
- Add egg and vanilla, and orange zest and mix
- Add cocoa powder, plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, baking powder, salt and mix
- Add chopped chocolate orange pieces and mix into the dough
- Portion the cookie dough into cookies, I use a 5cm scoop, and place onto the trays. I do 6 per large tray to allow room for the cookie to spread.
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes – remove and add a segment to each cookie, and then leave the cookies to cool on the trays.
Notes
- You don’t have to add the chocolate pieces on top, you can include it all in the dough, but I love having melted bits of chocolate on top of a cookie – especially if I am serving them warm with a drink, such a gooey chocolate treat!
- If you don’t have Terry’s chocolate orange where you are, you could try using milk chocolate with a bit more orange zest, or even a bit of orange flavouring which I often do!
- I use this cookie scoop in this recipe
- I use these large trays
- These cookies will last for 5-7+ days, at room temperature
- These cookies can freeze 3+ months
- Recipe updated May 2024 - only change was swapping 175g of self raising flour to 250g of plain flour. The original recipe is still delicious, but the cookies spread a bit more.
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Is it 225 plain or 250 plain? Thanks
These came out beautifully! I decided to take a risk and substitute the chocolate orange slices for chocolate chips (100g dark chocolate and 100g milk chocolate) and they’re still so full of orange flavour just from the zest!
Really excited to share with my friends and family, and now I have something delicious to fight my cravings to eat a whole chocolate orange in one sitting. Thank you so much!
Unreal recipe- made the most delicious cakey cookies! I used SR flour instead of plain as I had no baking powder and I made 8 larger cookies instead of 16 (baked for around 17 mins but kept an eye on them). Will use this recipe time and time again now as it was so popular
Made these today for a Halloween party and they are delicious! I did find there was too much flour, the dough came out really solid and it was almost impossible to mix in the chocolate. I ended up needing to add around 7 tablespoons of milk until it seemed like the right consistency and they turned out perfect 🤩
I love the chocolate Orange through these cookies but would rather a plain vanilla cookie base rather than the chocolate base. What would I change about the recipe? Would I take out the cocoa powder and increase the flour? Would I need to add any cornflour or change the sugar amounts?
Hey! You need to take out the cocoa powder, and add 50g of plain flour – you can add 1tbsp of cornflour as well but the sugar stays the same x
Hi can you freeze your cookies once they have been made? If so do you just let them defrost them they are good to go?Thank you
Yes, you can! and yes!
Love all your recipes. Curious, why are these cookies baked at fan 180 when most are 160?
Cookie recipes vary depending on what you do with them, a lot of my cookies are 180+
Hi! I will be making these today but dont have cocoa powder, i was wondering can i replace this with hot chocolate powder and if so would it be the same amount? Or would that not work?
Hiya! How did these turn out? Most of the time this does not work unfortunately. Hope this helps! x
Hi Jane. I love your cookie recipes and never had a problem before. they looked amazing in the oven but are raw even after 15 mins? do you know what I could have done wrong? The other recipes I do you just add the egg, plain flour etc but this one you have to wisk it; and it’s self raising. Could that be why they haven’t worked? Was looking forward to them:( xx
Cookies continue to bake whilst cooling, so they won’t be raw after that amount of time x
Hey Jane,
If I wanted to add some orange juice to add to the orange flavour how much would you add?
Thank you!
Hiya! If you want the orange to be stronger, I would just increase the amount of zest or extract. Hope this helps! x
I love these cookies!! Terrys chocolate is favourite! Just wondering if I wanted to just make the mixture and not bake them straight away, could I put the cookie dough balls in the freezer?
Yes absolutely, for up to 3 months! If baking from frozen just add 1-2 mins baking time. Hope this helps! x
My absolute favourite go to chocolate cookie recipe. They spread out thin on baking and then go gorgeously chewy as they cool while staying soft in the middle. Trick is to trust the timings and not bake them too long, take them out even if you dont think they look completely baked and the finish off on the hot tray. Often swap out the chocolate orange and zest for other flavours and types of chocolate, Peanut m&ms are my fave 😁
Absolutely love these, tried them today and they came out perfectly, they are certainly gooey inside and the flavour is stunning, my one question though is can i pop the remainder in the freezer for a future time? and if yes then what would be the best method in defrosting them?
Thank you for a great recipe!
Hey,
I made these but they didn’t form together in the oven, more of a soggy/gooey texture rather than a firm cookie base. I understand if they were just gooey in the middle.
What do you advise for next time?
This is strange – it may be that you needed a hotter oven temp!
Delicious and super easy as always!
Perfect recipe – just don’t forget the zest like I did 😂
They’re delicious but they spread out really flat like those other two people said, they don’t look anything like yours… You don’t know why? I’d love to figure it out!!
This could be a few things! Usually its the butter, or mixing method, or too much liquid(egg) for example! Honestly mine have never spread out that badly so its hard to say for certain!
Hi Jane!
Big fan of your cookies!
Just a quick one… what size ice cream scoop do you use ?
Thanks!
R
5cm!
Great recipe, would highly recommend, thank you! Just wondering, if we want to hear the cookies before eating them, is it best to microwave them? And how long for?
Yeah I usually microwave! About 15-30 seconds depending on your microwave x
Hi Jane!
Can’t wait to try these tomorrow!
Can you use an electric whisk for the whole process to mix all the ingredients or is it better by hand?
Thanks!
If the mixer has beater attachments you can definitely use that!
Made these last week and wrapped them up as Christmas gifts. So tasty. I added some orange juice too.
Made these this morning for my boyfriend’s mom I hope she likes them! They are a bit burnt around the edges but still soft in the middle so that’s all I care about 🙂
How much orange juice did you add please?
Hi Jane, all your recipes are amazing so Thank you for posting them.
A quick question regarding these cookies, I know you’ve said they can be frozen but do you bake from frozen, and if so, what temperature should they be cooked at and for how long?
Thank you 🙂
Yes they can be – same temp, and only a minute longer!
I love all of janes recipes I’m not a baker by any means but these recipes make my baking look great everyone always comments and I send everyone to her page!
Made these for the 1st time and i think iv never had a more delicious cookie!! The slightly crunchy edges balance out the soft gooey centres. Love!!!
Hi Jane,
If i wanted to make these without a chocolate base would i just sub the cocoa powder for 25g more of self raising flour?
Yes! x
Hi Jane, do you think I could substitute the milk chocolate orange for white chocolate orange. Thanks xx
Yes! As it’s just chunks being added you can use whatever! X
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Made these cookies today and they turned out brilliantly! A perfect balance of crunchy around the edge and gooey in the middle. I used half self-raising and half plain flour (only because I ran out) and didn’t use the bicarbonate of soda (I didn’t have it) and they still turned out great. I did squish them down a bit too which made them into a perfect shape. Thank you for a fab recipe!
Absolutely delicious!!
Any advice for me as mines flattened out a bit more and didn’t look at chunky as yours. They look more smooth and flat? I used an ice cream scoop and followed the recipe and I have an oven thermometer so temperature was correct. I think I maybe should have chilled them a bit first and they might not have spread so much? Not sure, any ideas? They’re cooling down just now and I know they will taste good but I’d like them to look better!
Hiya – this depends as brands of ingredients and how you’ve mixed it can take an effect! I personally never chill this dough, but you can definitely try it if you want! x
I was craving something chocolatey and orange and I came across this recipe, I was a bit skeptical because not many times my baking goes right.
So then I got my ingredients ready but then I realised a) there wasn’t enough butter and b) I didn’t have brown sugar I only had demara sugar. So once again I was a bit worried about them however I went with my gut instincts and just went for it.
I made the mixture, (doubled it) and it was kinda cake like, thick cake batter but I let it chill in the fridge for around 20/30 minutes and then I took them out and put them straight in the oven. They rised a lot more than going wider but I wasn’t too bothered about it. I then took them out and quickly put choc pieces on top and let go in the oven for 1/2 minutes more. They were PERFECT.
You could really taste the orange in it and I was worried I didn’t put enough zest in, but it was fine!! They taste SO GOOD, I can’t believe they came out so good. My family loved them and were shocked I made something right for once ahah.
Thank you for this recipe, Jane 🙂
Hey can I put these in the fridge over night? And cook them in the morning
Yes definitely!!
Followed the recipe exactly, but they didn’t flatten out, they looked more like bulky cookies, rather then chewy. Still very tasty but do you recommend anything to help them be more chewy and flatter?
These cookies are meant to be soft in the middle and aren’t completely chewy – so if you want them flatter, you will want to squish them before baking rather than leaving in a scoop shape!
Hi there, this recipe looks great…should the brown sugar be the soft brown variety? Could I use caster sugar instead of granulated? Thanks
I generally don’t recommend caster sugar for cookies as it can make them spread more and have a different texture, but the light brown is soft yes.
I baked these for my boyfriend on valentine’s day as we weren’t doing gifts but thought i’d make something special! I loved these and he loved them! hands down the best cookie recipe I have used to date!! Recreated them with just a chopped up dark chocolate bar and it is also incredibly delicious!!! Thank you for this!! x
Hii Jane. This is my absolute favourite recipe from your website! I wanted to make these again but can’t seem to find brown sugar anywhere. Just wondered if using all granulated would make much of a difference? Thanks!
Hey! I would use the all granulated for sure! x
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Iv made so much of your stuff and everything has been a hit!!! Really made me love baking again
Hello, 3rd Christmas I’m wanting to make these but am really having issues with the conversion, We use the metric system in Canada and even when I try to google to convert I can have 4 different sites all telling me different measurements. Do you have a converted recipe at all??
Hello – sorry I’m not sure I understand.. the recipe is in grams already, and there is an ounces conversion button on the page as well?
Yes I’m looking for measurements in cups not oz or grams….
That’s not metric.. and I don’t measure in cups as it’s not accurate.
These cookies were amazing! So soft and full of flavour. Had so many compliments on them, would definitely make again 🙂 x
Will plant based butter work
Made these for my work Macmillan coffee morning and they are the best cookies I’ve ever made!!! Absolutely 10/10!!
Awh thats amazing!!
Hi , loved the recipe and can’t wait to try it….. But we don’t eat eggs…. Can you please suggest a substitute for it…. Thanks in advance 😊😊😊
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hi there, your cookies are beautiful. I just made these…..tried to convert to US measurements. Mine came out puffy and very dark chocolate color. they dont look anything like yours? help?
Hiya – if you are in America some of the ingredients would be different which would be the cause.
These were a real hit with my work colleagues. I quartered the orange for the topping to give more of that gooey chocolate hit! Have wondered about using the mini segments with the exploding candy, but not sure how that will bake?
Will definitely be making these again, you can’t beat the chocolate orange combination.
I reckon they might be okay, but some of the explodeyness might disappear?! You could put the segments on top with the candy in?! x
Just made a batch of these cookies. Really pleased with how they’ve turned out and they taste so good!
Hi these look divine , would I be able to make it as a cookie dough, Terry’s chocolate cookie dough lol
I’m unsure what you mean as to ‘make it as cookie dough’? Do you mean eat it raw? I wouldn’t recommend that.
Not raw … I mean make it in a ramekin and cook till gooey
Oooh yes definitely then!
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Made these today. My husband and son love them (me too), I took some to work to say thank you for some favours and everyone loved them. Make exactly as the recipe says, it’s perfect. Thank you.
Awh thank you!! X
Just taken these out of the oven… house smells amazing, not sure I can wait until they are cool to try them!!
Hi Jane,
Do you use the Terrys chocolate orange minis or actual chocolate orange in your cookies?
Whichever I have, they both work perfectly!
Hi Jane,
I wanna make these cookies but my kids have werid allergies to cocoa powder so can I just take that out? And will it mean I will end up with a normal beige colour dough?
Thanks
Haleemah
P.S I LOVE UR RECIPES!
Hey! I’ve never tried these without cocoa powder but you would need to replace it with 50g more of the flour, so 225g total. x
Oh okay thanks Jane I will let u know how it goes!
Would this recipe work using margarine (stork) instead of butter? Chocolate orange is the best combination!
Yes it would! X
Hi,
Thank you for this recipe. I am hopeless at baking but these turned out absolutley amazing! Most delicious cookies I have ever had. Thank you.
Hello,
How wide is your ice cream scoop? Mine is 6cm wide…
Thank you,
Rachel
I think mine is a 5cm ?
Can I freeze these pls? Thanks
Yes! Baked or raw the mixture can be frozen.
These were out of this world amazing!! I made 15 cookies in total and they were all gone within 2 hours of being out of the oven!!!!! Will make a double batch next time!
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Thank you Jane for sharing this recipe I made these today turned out nice ?.
I am so glad!!
I made this!!! ???????
Hopefully my hubster will love these cause he loves chocolate orange’s ??
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Thanks for making the recipe available x
Haha thanks! He’s very similar to me then, I love them!
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Milk chocolate or dark chocolate orange?
Whatever you fancy?
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Whoa!! Seriously? These will be my favorite cookies from now on!!
it is genuinely my favourite and most consistent recipe Ive ever made!! 🙂 Thank you!
Looks delicious!!! nommm 🙂
Deanna
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Thank you Deanna!! 🙂
These look so good! We love those chocolate oranges!
Thank you!! They’re so tasty aren’t they!
I love the chocolate oranges, and your cookies look delicious.
Thanks so much!!
These look amazing. Thanks for stopping by my blog. I am glad you did since now I have found yours! Looking forward to looking at your other recipes too.
Thank you so much! I adore custard creams so loved the look of yours!! And I hope you like my recipes! 🙂 x
Gotta try these, love orange and chocolate together, and sticky cookies too 🙂 we don’t have self raising flour here in Finland, so do you think that I’ll need to double the baking powder? I’ll hashtag you in instagram when i bake these 🙂
Thank you!! And yeah I guess that would work, definitely try it if that’s what you usually do when you substitute it? And thank you!!
These sound delicious, omg yes!
…but all I can say in the negative is that 12 cookies is DEFINITELY not gonna be enough for me…so it’s Recipe multiplier time!!
*hauls out calculator, mashes “x” button frantically*
Haha thank you!! I tend to make double batches on all cookies I make!!
Yess, chocolate orange is the bestest
I totally agree!!
These look and sound so delicious! Chocolate oranges are the best.
Thank you so much!! And they really are! X
Love the look of these, On my list of things to try!!!
Thank you so much!! And I hope you like the recipe!!
Oh my gosh it’s so lovely to see you using Terry’s Chocolate Orange. I’m an English girl in America and it’s my favourite chocolate but you can’t really get it here. I found Milanos chocolate orange cookies were a good alternative but nothing like the real thing. Whenever I go home I always bring some back. ? xo
Oh noo that must be tough!! And I’m not surprised you do! Whenever I go on holiday I miss it and Cadburys so much haha 😛 but thank you so much too!! Xx
I looooove chocolate and orange together, I have got to give these a go, they look amazing! X
Thank you!! And please do! I hope you enjoy the recipe 🙂 x
Chocolate and orange just work and play nice together despite it seeming totally illogical for it to be so!
They really do!! I always think the orange will make the chocolae split but they are a marriage made in heaven!
These turned out amazing and looked exactly like the pictures, will definitely be using this recipe again!!
These literally made me go “oooooo”, definitely going to have to check this recipe out. Love cookies, love chocolate orange – what’s better than combining the two?!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
Chloe x
Awwwh thank you Chloe that’s so sweet! And that’s exactly the thought I had! Im going to do other chocolate orange goods soon too! Haha x