creamsicle cookies

Creamsicle Cookies are a quick and easy way to enjoy a popsicle in cookie form. This shortcut recipe bakes the best soft and chewy warm weather treats.

Creamsicle Cookies

vanilla

block cream cheese (room temperature)

unsalted butter (room temperature)

tsp orange extract

½ tsp orange gel food coloring

chocolate

sugar

Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone mat. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, beat on medium-low speed with a handheld mixer the cream cheese and unsalted butter for 1 minute or until smooth with no lumps.

Add the egg, orange extract, and orange gel food coloring and continue to mix for an additional 1-2 minutes or until completely incorporated.

Add the vanilla cake mix and mix at low speed for a final 1-2 minutes. You will have a very thick batter.

Mix the white chocolate chips into the batter until evenly distributed. This may be easier to do with a wooden spoon or spatula.

Using a 1½ tablespoon (1½ inch) cookie scoop, scoop out all 36 cookies and place them onto one of the parchment-lined baking sheets. Place the dough balls into the refrigerator for 30 minutes to chill.

While your cookie dough balls are chilling, preheat the oven to 350°F. Place the powdered sugar into a small bowl. Once your cookies have chilled, roll them in the powdered sugar to lightly coat them.

Place 9-12 powdered sugar-coated cookie balls onto the second parchment-lined baking sheet.

Bake for 10-12 minutes. The cookies should be set in the center and have a beautiful crackle look from the powdered sugar coating.

Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to cool completely on a cooling rack.

Repeat steps 8-10 until all the cookies have baked and cooled.

These soft and chewy Creamsicle Orange Cookies are so easy to make and have a lovely orange and vanilla flavor - just like your favorite popsicle! These Creamsicle Cookies are the perfect cookie for holidays, parties or just a sweet afternoon treat!

Creamsicle Orange Cookies

orange jello (1 box)

orange zest

butter

eggs (room temperature)

white chocolate chips

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.

In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, whisk together the white cake mix, orange gelatin powder and orange zest until fully combined.

Add the butter and eggs to the bowl. Use a hand mixer or stand mixer to beat the ingredients together just until combined, about 2 minutes, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.

Add the white chocolate chips and fold into the cookie dough.

Use a 1 ½ tablespoon cookie scoop to scoop out the dough, roll the dough into a ball and place on the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough making sure to leave about 2 inches between each ball.

Bake the cookies for 10 to 13 minutes or until the edges are set. Remove the cookies from the oven and let cool for about 10 minutes on the baking sheet before removing to a cooling rack to finish cooling.

Enjoy!

These cookies are so soft, buttery, tender, and just melt in your mouth! The dough is lightly perfumed with orange zest and there’s loads of white chocolate in every bite. They remind me of an Orange Creamsicle, but in cookie form!

Orange Creamsicle Cookies

unsalted butter, softened

light brown sugar, packed

vanilla extract

almond extract

orange

cream

all-purpose flour

corn starch

baking soda

salt,

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted...

To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large bowl and electric hand mixer), cream together the butter, sugars, egg, and extracts on medium-high speed until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl,...

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the cream, zest, and mix on medium speed until incorporated, about 1 minute.

Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the flour, corn starch, baking soda, optional salt, and mix on low speed until just incorporated, about 1 minute; don’t over mix.

Add the white chocolate chips, and mix on...

Add the white chocolate chips, and mix on low speed until just incorporated.

Using a medium 2-inch cookie scoop, form heaping two-tablespoon...

Using a medium 2-inch cookie scoop, form heaping two-tablespoon mounds (I made 20). Place mounds on a large plate, flatten mounds slightly, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, or up to 5 days, before baking. Do not bake with warm dough because cookies will spread and bake thinner and flatter.

Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet...

Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet).

Bake for about 8 to 9 minutes, or...

Bake for about 8 to 9 minutes, or until edges have set and tops are just beginning to set, even if slightly undercooked, pale and glossy in the center. Do not overbake because cookies will firm up as they cool. Baking longer than 10 minutes could result in cookies with overly browned undersides.

Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet...

Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooking. 

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