Creamsicle Cookies
Everyone loves that orange creamsicle flavor and these orange creamsicle cookies will transport you to a hot summer day when the ice cream man came calling.
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
- 8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- ½ teaspoon orange gel food coloring
- 15.25 ounces vanilla cake mix, I used Betty Crocker Super Moist brand
- 11 ounces white chocolate chips, I used Ghirardelli brand
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- 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 to 2 minutes or until completely incorporated.
- Add the vanilla cake mix and mix at low speed for a final 1 to 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 to 12 powdered sugar-coated cookie balls onto the second parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Bake for 10 to 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 to 10 until all the cookies have baked and cooled.
Notes
- For the orange coloring, make sure you are using gel rather than regular food coloring.
- Make sure your cream cheese is at room temperature so that you don't end up with any lumps in your butter mixture.
- You can omit the powdered sugar step if you prefer, but I love the beautiful crackle finish it gives to these cookies.
Nutrition
Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 114mg | Potassium: 44mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 173IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg