Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

I have a bunch of oranges on my counter that by boys have been avoiding eating. I decided to use at least one of them in one of my all time favorite chocolate chip cookie recipes. I love the combination of chocolate and orange, so when I came across this recipe in a cook book years ago, I knew it would be a favorite! I wasn't wrong.

Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1 1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/3 cup butter, softened

2 eggs, slightly beaten

2 cups semi sweet chocolate chips

1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

2 Tbl grated orange rind

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Combine flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl; mix in butter and eggs. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly (batter will be stiff). Drop tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto cookie sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 5 minute on cookie sheets; transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Recipe source: Old Fashioned Cookies, cook book