Orange Creamsicle Cookies

I discovered this recipe many years ago. I don't make it very often but every time I do I wonder why I don't make it more. This cookie recipe is not your normal boring cookie. Yes it has the typical cookie base (butter - lots and lots of butter, sugar, flour, egg) but it is loaded with orange zest and white chocolate chips. It really does taste like an Orange Creamsicle but in cookie form - so how can you go wrong! Now I'm not really a fan of white chocolate, but this seriously is an amazing cookie.

I start by combining my dry ingredients - flour, baking soda, and salt

Then I use a Kitchen Aid mixer to mix my other ingredients - softened butter, white sugar, brown and sugar.

Then grate your oranges for the orange zest - I doubled this recipe so I needed 8 tablespoons of orange zest and I ended up using 6 large oranges and had plenty of zest. 

Then add the rest of the wet ingredient to the mixer egg, vanilla, and orange zest (this is a SUPER thick dough so mixing by hand or even with a hand mixer might be kind of difficult - granted I haven't actually tried)

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in the mixer.

Once the dough is mixed thoroughly - add the white chocolate chips. Since this dough is SO thick - I actually ended up adding the juice of one whole orange (for a little extra orange flavor) and the cookie came out great!

Place teaspoon sized drops onto an ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake in 370 degree oven for 8 minutes (I baked mine for 7 minutes because I like to SLIGHTLY undercook my cookies because I like them to be a little softer)

Enjoy fresh out of the oven or several days later (if they can make it that long!)

Orange Creamsicle Cookies

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup butter - softened

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 brown sugar

1 large egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

4 tablespoons orange zest (more or less for flavor)

2 cups white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt.

Beat with electric mixer butter, white sugar, and brown sugar. Once well combined - add egg, vanilla, and orange zest.

Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well combined.

Add white chocolate chips to dough (and extra orange juice if you want more orange flavor)

Place teaspoons sized drops onto an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes