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I made this recipe 6\/27\/24. I added 1 Tbsp. of orange marmalade and 1 Tbsp. grated prepared orange zest, 1 tsp. each soda and salt, the egg, 1\/2 cup each packed brown sugar\/white sugar, 1-1\/4 cups white baking chips, 2-1\/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup softened butter. I baked 10-12 minutes and the recipe yielded 3-1\/2 dozen cookies.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-02-24","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"cr_1295"},"reviewBody":"Wonderful recipe! It reminds us of going to Borders a long time ago and eating the lemon\/white chocolate cookies! The orange flavor was not very present in these cookies, which is why it reminded us more of lemon! Still, a great recipe! All of the cookies were gone three hours after I made them!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-02-09","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"NevadaRose"},"reviewBody":"These are wonderful. Lots of flavor, and mix up quickly. Took them to work, and came home with an empty plate!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2008-12-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Sunsticker"},"reviewBody":"These cookies are WONDERFUL!!!!!!! They have become an instant tradition here - we're going to make them every year!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-07-30","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Leftymamma"},"reviewBody":"One of the best cookies I have ever tasted!!! YUM!!!!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-08-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"baristababe"},"reviewBody":"I used extra fresh orange zest and found that it was still lacking orange flavor in my judgement. So I added 2Tb fresh orange juice and 2Tb flour. It was better. When I make them again I think I'd use white chocolate chunks instead of chips to make them a little more special.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2011-01-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Leftymamma"},"reviewBody":"Only one word: YUM!!!!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2012-12-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"JeannieLynnLittle"},"reviewBody":"I found this recipie a few years ago. Now it is required at christmas as it is my daughters favorite. I have used food coloring to change the color.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2013-08-18","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"peachynonni"},"reviewBody":"This is my family's new favorite cookie. To call it simply devine is an understatement!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-06-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"KimSwartz"},"reviewBody":"Added 1\/2 tsp. orange extract to this recipe to increase orange flavor based on reading reviews. Very tasty cookie!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2014-07-01","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"ojc0806"},"reviewBody":"I didn't have any oranges so I just used 1\/2 tsp orange extract. They are very good cookies!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2015-02-05","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"mewolcott412"},"reviewBody":"Very Good. I used 1\/2 chocolate chips and !\/2 white chips. The orange flavor is subtle, but it's there. 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