Orange cookies bring memories of Creamsicles

Creamy orange cookies

Adapted from “Cookie Remix: An Incredible Collection of Treats Inspired by Sodas, Candies, Ice Creams, Donuts and More,” by Megan Porta (Page Street Publishing, 2018). These cookies were inspired by Creamsicles, the classic frozen treat that features an orange popsicle layer that encases vanilla ice cream. bake in batches and allow each pan to cool for at least 10 minutes before the next use; also, line with fresh parchment paper.) Combine the butter, sugar, sour cream, heavy whipping cream and orange juice in the bowl of a stand mixer or use a handheld electric mixer; beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes, until creamy and free of lumps. Add the orange zest and beat on low speed, just until evenly distributed. Stop to scrape down the bowl. Add the flour, baking soda and baking powder; begin mixing on low speed and then increase to medium speed and beat just until incorporated, to form a soft, relatively sticky dough. Reduce the speed to low; add the white chocolate chips and beat until incorporated. Use a disher (maybe a #40) or two large tableware spoons to drop mounds of about 1 1/2 tablespoons’ worth of dough on the baking sheets, spacing the mounds at least 2 inches apart. (The spacing is important, as these cookies tend to spread.) Bake (upper and lower racks for multiple baking sheets; reposition for middle rack when baking one sheet at a time) for 10 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies are golden brown around the bottom edges, rotating the baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through. Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely before serving or storing. Makes about thirty 2 1/2- to 3-inch cookies