Cooking I need to reverse engineer a recipe - chocolate tangerine cookies

[BuzzPrincessMom]

Hello,

I love Dancing Deer's Chocolate Tangerine cookies. They are so unique and yummy. I treated myself to a sleeve of them today. As I ate one I thought, why can't I figure out how to make these. I can cook, I can bake.

So here is - I am trying to figure out how to make these cookies. They are chewy chocolate cookies, and the ingredients on the back say orange oil, tangerine oil.

First I need a tried and true chewy chocolate cookie recipe. Anyone have one to share?

Second I need to know why the oil and not the juice or zest. Anyone have any ideas?

For a price of $5.99 for 6 cookies this is a once in a GREAT while treat. However if I can figure out how to make them, I can add them to my cookie trays I make for the Holidays as gifts.

Thanks so much. This is my first time venturing in the community board, if I posted in the wrong place sorry. : )

 

[MazdaUK]

The oil is more intense - you know how when you peel one and your fingers go orange and smell -that's the oil And its smooth so easier to get even flavouring where zest can clump. You can get it in specialist cookshops Over here its about £6 for a bottle (perhaps 50-100ml) its very intense, like using vanilla extract (not to be confused with flavouring).

My favourite chewy cookie recipe was from Recipezaar, and used instand chocolate pudding. You could possibly use a choc-orange pudding mix (if such a thing exists). I don't have access to the recipe at work but when I'm at home I'll find it and post it. Or check on recipezaar, as I've probably anglicised it

 

[BuzzPrincessMom]

Thank you!

I found some oil online, but I am confused as to whether to mix it with some oil or not. And the ones I have found are labeled "Aromatherapy"?

I thought of infusing the sugar with orange and tangerine peel.

I will check that website.

 

[mel63]

Not sure about the oil you found but I bought some Boyajian orange & tangerine oils. I haven't tried them yet, so I can't tell you how they are or if there is much difference between the two.

http://www.boyajianinc.com/citrus.html

I also picked up some of the raspberry & strawberry flavors, but haven't tried those yet either.

I am thinking of adding them to cheesecake. Maybe I will have to try tomorrow.

You will have to post your recipe when you get it figured out.

 

[MazdaUK]

Don't use the aromatherapy oils They are for external use only, i.e. not "food grade".

 

[BuzzPrincessMom]

Don't use the aromatherapy oils They are for external use only, i.e. not "food grade".

That is what I thought when I read it online.


I am going to try to make a batch of the cookies tomorrow. I am going t use a Chocolate Crackle cookie recipe, leave out the dusting of powdered sugar and then add tangerine and orange zest or juice.

I'll let you all know how it went. Anyone else try these Dancing Deer cookies before? What is your take on my approach?

 

[MazdaUK]

Did they work?

 

[BuzzPrincessMom]

You know I got too busy doing laundry and I haven't had a free moment to try it. How pathetic.
Tomorrow will rain and is my day off, I'll keep you posted

 

[BuzzPrincessMom]

Okay, Today I took a chewy chocolate cookie recipe (From the Martha Cookie cookbook - Grandma's Chocolate cookie) and I added clementine zest (my store did not have any tangerines) which I used my microplane for. I didn't notice any zest as I ate the cookie - I added some juice too.

I will say it was good. I might try to find some tangerine extract or add ore juice, as the flavor was there but not as pronounced as the Dancing Deer cookie. My other difference, mine was not as thick, therefore a little chewier, so the mouth feel was off.

All in all a good first try. I divided up the batter and have some chilling in the freezer. Next time I bake I might make the "balls" of dough bigger to encourage thicker cookies.

An interesting grownup cookie to add to my cookie list!

 

[MazdaUK]

I find if I use a Pampered Chef scoop they don't spread so much (also use a pizza stone for the same reason). When I used to be a PCC I used to bake two batches of spritz cookies, one on a stone and one on a baking sheet to demonstrate the difference - the onces on the stone cook more evenly and spread less

Can you post the recipe please (once you're happy with it)?