ORANGE DREAMSICLE COOKIES

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Love that creamy, dreamy orange and vanilla frozen treat? Fall in love with a cookie that tastes just like an orange dreamsicle. It all starts with a tender sugar cookie base flavored with orange and vanilla extract. White vanilla baking chips add sweet creaminess, and the orange tint is a fun touch that's easy to pull off with a little food coloring. So no matter the time of year, you can always surprise the kids with a treat that'll bring back the sweet days of summer!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
5 drops yellow food color
2 drops red food color
1 1/2 cups white vanilla baking chips

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, whisk egg, food coloring, vanilla and orange extract. In large bowl, mix butter and sugar cookie mix until well blended. Then, mix in egg and food coloring mixture. Once soft dough has formed, stir in baking chips.
On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 1/2 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes or just until dough is set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 70 mg, Sugar 12 g, TransFat 1/2 g