Orange Creamsicle Cookies

Name: Orange Creamsicle Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 1-1/2 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 1 medium orange, zested (about 4 teaspoons); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon orange extract; 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 cups white baking chips

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min./batch

Yield about 1-1/2 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

These orange creamsicle cookies taste just like the favorite childhood treat—without having to chase down the ice cream truck.

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 medium orange, zested (about 4 teaspoons)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon orange extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 package (3.4 ounces) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups white baking chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs, orange zest and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour, pudding mix and baking soda; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Stir in white baking chips.
Scoop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2-in. apart onto greased or parchment-lined baking sheets.
Bake until edges are golden brown, 15-17 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 325 calories, 17g fat (10g saturated fat), 52mg cholesterol, 213mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (27g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.

I tried an orange drop cookie at a Christmas party, which inspired me to make my own. With a few tweaks on a basic chocolate chip cookie recipe to highlight the flavors of orange and vanilla, these taste just like the creamsicles I loved as a kid. —Teresa Gustafson, Elkton, Maryland

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