Recipe by: Anna Mamatsiou
These Vegan Chocolate Orange Cookies are soft, aromatic, and covered with a rich layer of melted dark chocolate. Fresh orange juice, cocoa, cinnamon, nutmeg, and a small amount of brandy give them a deep, festive flavor, while vegetable margarine and corn oil keep the texture tender without using eggs, milk, or butter.
Vegan Chocolate Orange Cookies – Soft, Spiced and Dipped in Chocolate
40
pieces30
minutes20
minutes145
kcal50
minutesSoft vegan chocolate orange cookies flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, cocoa, and brandy, then dipped in dark chocolate. An easy dairy-free and egg-free cookie recipe.
Ingredients
- For the Cookies
500 g 4 cup All-purpose Flour
1 1/2 tsp 1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp 1/2 tsp Baking Soda
2 tbsp 2 tbsp Ground Cinnamon
1/4 tsp 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
3 tbsp 3 tbsp Cocoa Powder
120 g 1/2 cup Margarine
120 ml 1/2 cup Corn Oil
135 g 2/3 cup Granulated Sugar
120 ml 1/2 cup Fresh Orange Juice
2 tbsp 2 tbsp Brandy
- For the Chocolate Coating
150 g 5 1/4 oz Dark Couverture Chocolate
Chocolate Sprinkles, optional
Recipe directions
- Prepare the Dough
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) using conventional top and bottom heat.
- Line a large baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cocoa powder.
- Add the vegetable margarine, corn oil, sugar, orange juice, and brandy.
- Knead until a soft and uniform dough forms.
- Mix only until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Shape the Cookies
- Divide the dough into manageable portions.
- Shape each portion into a long, narrow log.
- Cut the logs with a knife into small cookie-sized pieces.
- Arrange the cookies on the prepared baking tray, leaving a little space between them.
- Bake
- Bake for 15–20 minutes.
- Remove the cookies from the oven while they are still slightly soft.
- Let them cool completely on the baking tray or a wire rack.
- The cookies will firm up as they cool and develop their final texture.
- Add the Chocolate Coating
- Melt the dark chocolate using a double boiler or microwave.
- Dip each cooled cookie into the melted chocolate or drizzle the chocolate over the surface.
- Sprinkle with chocolate sprinkles, if desired.
- Leave the cookies at room temperature until the chocolate coating is completely set.
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