Crumbly, buttery cookies bursting with orange flavour, dipped into dark chocolate and sprinkled with sea salt. Made with both the orange zest and the juice of a freshly squeezed orange, these orange cookies are the real deal. The perfect afternoon pick-me-up treat, for when you start craving something sweet and delicious.

Overhead view of chocolate dipped orange cookies on a dark blue background. A few orange slices, orange zest and antique spoons complete the picture.

Let’s take a cookie break today. Mmkay? Let’s just sit down, and relax, and nibble on a cookie. Have a cup of tea or coffee – the mellow kind that makes you feel all warm and comfy, rather than jittery and allovertheplace. There’s been too much allovertheplace lately.

And if you don’t have any cookies on hand – let’s make some. There’s nothing quite as relaxing as making cookies, and pretending you haven’t eaten half the cookie dough by the time it gets to the oven. May I suggest these gluten free chocolate dipped orange cookies? You’ll love them. I know I do.

A stack of chocolate dipped orange cookie on a dark blue wooden surface, surrounded by orange zest and sea salt.

Chocolate + orange is one of the greatest flavour combinations out there. It’s just a fact. The fragrant freshness of the orange zest, combined with the deliciousness that is chocolate… perfection.

There’s no extracts or artificial flavourings in these cookies. Na-ah, don’t even think about it. I don’t want to hear it. We’re using fresh oranges, zesting them and juicing them. Yes, these chocolate dipped orange cookies have double the orange factor, with both the orange zest and the orange juice working together to make the best orange cookies ever.

The result is a crumbly, buttery, sweet cookie, bursting with orange flavour. We’ll half-dip it into dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids, or more… if you’re feeling brave), which makes it all pretty and even more delicious. If you’re feeling fancy, add a sprinkling of sea salt – and prepare yourself to experience a flavour explosion.

So now, you have your chocolate dipped orange cookies. Grab a cup of tea, or coffee, or even milk, and let’s chill together. Let’s talk about everything and nothing at all, and just… be, in the midst of all the surrounding allovertheplace and busybusybusy.