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These Orange Creamsicle Cookies are bursting with orange flavor – just like the beloved creamsicle frozen treat! These soft and chewy orange cookies are so easy using a cake mix combined with cream cheese and then loaded with white chocolate chips.
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Our County Fair had a category of "TRICKS WITH A MIX", so I did your Orange Creamsicle Cookies. They won First Place!! I tried to attach the photo but it wouldn't let me do it here. My husband loved these cookies. Thank you for posting the recipe and if I could, I would send the blue ribbon to you.
The Best Orange Creamsicle Cookies Recipe
We love this version of orange creamsicle popsicles turned into a cookie recipe! They’ll remind you of carefree childhood summer days. Best of all, these are so easy to make using a cake mix. The centers of the cookies will just melt in your mouth!
Why You’ll Love These Orange Cookies
- Quick and Easy – this orange cookie recipe only requires 10-minutes of prep, 30-minutes of chilling and 12-minutes of baking.
- Simple – this recipe starts with a cake mix and has a total of just 7-ingredients.
- Soft and Chewy – this combination of the orange cake mix and the cream cheese creates a perfect soft and chewy texture.
- Incredible Flavor – these cookies have the perfect amount of orange flavor and the addition of white chocolate chips just sets these cookies over the top!
Ingredients Needed
Here’s what you’ll need to make these delicious orange cake mix cream cheese cookies (the exact measurements and full recipe instructions are below in the printable recipe card):
- Orange Cake Mix – any brand will work.
- Cream cheese – softened.
- Butter – softened.
- Egg – room temperature.
- Orange extract – this adds the perfect amount of orange flavor.
- Orange food coloring – this is optional
- White chocolate chips – used in the mix and we use a few extra for the top.
- Powdered sugar – the cookies are rolled in powdered sugar before baking.
How To Make Orange Creamsicle Cookies
- Combine the butter, cream cheese, egg, orange flavor extract and orange cake mix.
- Mix in the white chocolate chips. Cover the dough and chill it in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Form the dough into 24 cookie balls and roll each ball in powdered sugar.
- Line the cookie dough balls on cookie sheets. You can also press a few extra white chocolate chips to the top of each cookie.
- Bake the cookies at 350ºF for 12-13 minutes, then remove to cool on a wire cooling rack.
Storing and Freezing
- Place the baked Orange Creamsicle Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4-5 days.
- Freeze: allow the baked cookies to cool completely. Place the baked cookies (while they are on the baking sheet) in the freezer. Once frozen, place them in a freezer-safe plastic bag and store for up to 4 weeks.
Variations and Tips
- Change the flavor – Swap out the orange cake mix and extract for lemon cake mix and extract. You’ll also want to use just a little yellow food coloring instead of orange.
- White chocolate chips – if you don’t have white chocolate chips or don’t prefer them, you can absolutely make this recipe without them. Just skip that ingredient but otherwise make the cookies as directed.
- Softened ingredients – make sure the butter and the cream cheese are softened. We also like to keep our eggs at room temperature when baking.
- Use a cookie scoop – to make sure each cookie is the same size.
More Orange Creamsicle Recipes
- Orange Creamsicle Lush
- Creamsicle Orange Poke Cake
- Orange Creamsicle Shake
- Orange Creamsicle Pie
- Easy Orange Creamsicle Salad
- Orange Creamsicle Truffles
Creamsicle Orange Cookies
These Orange Creamsicle Cookies are bursting with orange flavor – just like the beloved creamsicle frozen treat! These soft and chewy orange cookies are so easy using a cake mix combined with cream cheese and then loaded with white chocolate chips.
Servings: 24 cookies
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 1/2 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 box orange cake mix
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
- orange food coloring optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, orange extract, cream cheese, and egg with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the cake mix and mix well. Optional: add orange food coloring if desired until the cookie dough reaches your desired orange color.
- Stir the white chocolate chips into the cookie dough. Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
- Form the dough into 24 balls. Roll each in the powdered sugar and then place on the parchment paper lined (or silicone mat) cookie sheets.
- Bake the cookies at 350F for 12-13 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 2-3 minutes, then remove from the pan and finish cooling on a wire cooling rack.
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Nutrition
Serving: 24g | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 28mg | Sodium: 189mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 257IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 0.5mg
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130 comments on “Orange Creamsicle Cookies”
They were fantastic! I tried to give them a five but it wouldn’t take the fifth star. My son asked me what magic I used! Thank you!
Thank you Jody!
These cookies are always a hit with my friends! Every time I bring them, they’re gone within seconds.
Yay! Thanks An!
Can I use semi-sweet chocolate chips instead and bake the batter in a 9 x 13 pan cookies to be cut into bars?
Hi Mary Lou. I haven’t tried that but what you suggested should work fine. I would keep an eye on the baking time as the thickness will change. Let me know how it turns out!
Hi Jill, Just saw your Orange Creamsicle cookie recipe made with the Duncan Hines Orange Cake Mix. Unfortunately Congra who makes the cake mix discontinued making it. Of course you can get it on Amazon for $17 buck! But, you don’t know how old it is either. Any ideas on how I can make these cookies using maybe a yellow or white cake mix? Thanks Lilly.
Hi Lilly. They do still make the cake mix as far as I can tell on the Duncan Hines website. If you click the “Buy Now” you can enter your zip code and it will show you what stores sell it near you. I do know it can be hard to find in some areas and may be seasonal in others. I hope this helps!
I can never find orange cake mix so I use white cake mix and they are still delicious! My son loves them!
I made these for a party at work and EVERYONE loved them! They also became my daughter in law ‘s favorite treat.
Glad to hear that feedback Steffi! Thanks!
Question. Are these soft and chewy cookies. My grandkids prefer that. Me too!
Thanks
Hi Denise. Yes since this recipe uses a cake mix these cookies are soft and chewy.
Very good, have made them twice. Everyone that tries them likes em.
Thanks Linda!
How many ounces is the cake mix? I can only find the 13.5 ounce size.
Hi Linda. We used a 15.25 ounce but the 13.5 will work as well.
The smile on my grandson’s face was priceless! Love this recipe – so easy to make!
Thanks DoniJo!
Awesome! These cookies absolutely vanish when I bring them to potlucks!! Because of their orange color, I like to include them on my Halloween cookie plates! This recipe is super easy and positivity delicious!!
Thank you Karen!
Is there anything you could substitute for the cream cheese? Thanks.
Hi Deb. I haven’t tried it, but I think you could omit the cream cheese and have good results. I would probably add another 1/4 cup white chocolate chips and halve the powdered sugar amount as well.
Hi My grandchildren love these cookies. However each time I make them the balls just melt out and I am left with a creamsicle sheet of cookie. . I am in Australia and wonder if our box cake mixes have a different amount of ingredients.
Do you have any suggestions please.
Hi Kate, that is so strange. I’ve never had that happen. Try making the balls and refrigerating for 20 minutes before baking and see if that helps.
I have made this recipe 3 times and each time they are a big hit! They taste so much like the creamsicle that I remember from years ago! So good, especially in the summer.
Thanks Jeri!
Hello I have made these cookies several times. They are delicious. I have also done them with lemon and strawberry cake mixes and they were all very good.
Thanks Debbie!
Delicious and so pretty. I received accolades from all that enjoyed. What a pleasant find.
Thanks Debbie!
These cookies are delicious – I’ve made them several times and they are always a hit. I was wondering if you’ve ever tried this recipe in a mini Bundt pan?
I just made the Creamsicle cookies for a bake sale. They came out perfect!!! I’m very pleased with the way they look, they smell delicious. I have celiac disease so I couldn’t taste them. But I’m sure they’re gonna be good.
I made these orange creamsicle cookies for my grandson and they were a hit!!
Glad to hear that Angie!
Love love! Great recipe and easy to follow! Had a Xmas lunch for my girlfriends and made orange, lemon, cherry and coconut! They couldn’t make up their minds which ones they liked best! Thanks so much!
Saw this recipe on Pinterest. I made them at Christmas. My family absolutely loved them and everyone wanted the recipe. They really do taste like a creamsicle ice cream. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Karen!
I always go to your page for this recipe & make it several times a year (in lemon flavor vs orange). I have also done this with strawberry and orange. All loved, of course, but lemon takes the crown!
Glad you like the recipe Brianna. Thanks!