Why is the combination of bright orange flavor with creamy vanilla so dang good?! I don’t have the answer, but these orange creamsicle cookies hit the spot!
Remember being a kid on a hot summer day and asking your mom for a 50/50 bar? You know, those popsicles that were vanilla ice cream wrapped in orange popsicle. I can taste them now. So dreamy!
Anyway, I used to loooove the orange dreamsicle, creamsicle, whatever they are called, Popsicles when I was little.
Then Jamba Juice came out with the smoothie and I loved it. In fact, when I got out of the hospital after having our second baby, I was feeling a little hungry (that happens sometimes when you haven’t done anything other than
throw up for months!) and the doctor really wanted me to try and eat anything I could.
So, off we went to Jamba. BEST. SMOOTHIE. EVER. I’m sure it was because I hadn’t eaten real food in forever but ohhhh it tasted good. I threw it up the second we got home, but worrrrtttthhhhhhh itttttttt!!! (Little one, you were worth it too.)
Back to these cookies…they have bold orange flavor thanks to fresh orange zest and are loaded with white chocolate chunks for that creamy vanilla flavor. These creamsicle orange cookies will make you feel like a kid again!
Ingredients Needed for Orange Creamsicle Cookies
This cookie recipe has all of your standard cookie ingredients with some fresh orange zest for natural orange flavor and white chocolate chips for creamy vanilla goodness. Here is what you will need:
- Flour: just regular all-purpose flour
- Corn Starch: the addition of just a little corn starch keeps the cookies tender but still crumbly
- Baking Soda: the leavening agent that gives the cookies their fluffiness
- Salt: enhances all the flavors
- Orange Zest: rub the zest with the white sugar to release oils for smell and flavor
- Sugar: adds sweetness
- Brown Sugar: make sure it is firmly packed and it adds richness to cookies
- Butter: unsalted and softened
- Shortening: you can use all butter if you want but you will get a fluffier cookie with some shortening added
- Egg: gives the cookies structure as they bake
- Vanilla: adds flavor
- Orange Extract: totally optional, I prefer the cookies without it but it won’t have as strong an orange flavor. Never use orange juice.
- White Chocolate: chunks or chips, I used Ghirardelli white chocolate chunks.
The measurements for each ingredient are listed in the recipe card below along with the instructions for how to make these cookies.
How to Make Creamsicle Orange Cookies
- Preheat oven.
- Chop the white chocolate chunks.
- Combine dry ingredients.
- Activate the orange zest by rubbing