White Chocolate Orange Cookies Recipes

WHITE CHIP ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 350°F.
• COMBINE flour, baking soda and salt in small bowl. Beat butter, granulated sugar and brown sugar in large mixer bowl until creamy. Beat in egg and orange peel. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Stir in morsels. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto ungreased baking sheets.
• BAKE for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely.

CRANBERRY, ORANGE AND WHITE CHOCOLATE CHUNK COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper. In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, brown sugar and orange zest on medium speed of the electric mixer until well blended. (The mixture will have the consistency of wet sand.) Add the egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
• In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the sugar mixture and stir by hand until almost combined; add the cranberries and white chocolate and stir just until blended.
• Drop spoonfuls of dough about 1 inch apart on a cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes, until light golden and set around the edges but still soft in the middle. Let set on cookie sheet 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

WHITE CHOCOLATE ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and orange zest. Stir the flour, baking soda, and salt together; mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the white chocolate chips and chopped walnuts. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow to cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

WHITE CHOCOLATE ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the egg and orange peel.
• Stir together the flour, baking soda, and slat and add to the butter mixture, stirring to combine.
• Stir in the white chocolate chips.
• Drop by spoonfuls onto an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

WHITE CHOCOLATE-ORANGE-PISTACHIO THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine butter, sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla extract in large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until well mixed. Add flour, salt, and pudding mix; beat well. Chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on the prepared baking sheets. Make an indentation in the center of each cookie with your thumb.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden around the edges, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and allow to cool on a wire rack, about 30 minutes.
• Combine white chocolate chips, milk, and orange zest in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave for 1 1/2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until chocolate is melted and smooth.
• Pour white chocolate mixture into a piping bag and pipe into the thumbprint of the cooled cookies. Sprinkle with chopped pistachios.

ORANGE-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in egg yolk and orange peel. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut into rounds. Press your thumb into center and fill with 1/4 teaspoon orange marmalade.
• Bake on parchment-lined baking sheets in a 375-degree oven for about 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and shortening over low heat. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate mixture. Place cookies on rack to set.

CRANBERRY ORANGE WHITE CHOCOLATE THUMBPRINT COOKIES

Steps:

• Chop or pulse dried cranberries to break into smaller pieces.
• Whisk flour and sugar.
• Cut butter into small pieces. Use a pastry cutter/fork/food processor to blend into small crumbs with flour mixture.
• Stir in dried cranberries, salt, vanilla extract, almond extract, orange zest, and orange juice.
• Mix until a large dough ball forms. I used a food processor but a stand mixer with a paddle attachment works, too or simply form the dough with your hands.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and chill at least 2 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Scoop ¾ cookie dough and roll into a smooth ball. Place dough 1½ inches apart.
• Press thumb into center of dough ball.
• Bake in oven for 14-16 minutes.
• Press thumbprint or ½ tsp into center of baked dough again.
• Melt chocolate in a double boiler on low heat with cream or in a microwave on power level 4 until melted. TIP: Avoid using a spatula to stir mixture as the moisture from it can seize it. Use a metal spoon to stir.
• Fill the center of each cookie with white chocolate.
• Drizzle the tops of the cookies with white chocolate using 2 spoons dipped in the chocolate or simply whisk together powdered sugar and water until smooth then drizzle over the top of each cookie.