Orange White Chocolate Chip Beltane Cookies

28 Reviews

“These get crispy when cool. I named them for May 1, the day I invented them. They taste bright and sunny, like the summer season Beltane is supposed to herald.” - by GYPSY-WITCH

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups butter, softened
1 1/3 cups white sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 egg, beaten
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
2 tablespoons orange zest
1/2 cup white chocolate chips

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Original recipe yields 3 dozen

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and orange zest.
In a bowl of mixer, cream butter on medium speed, adding sugar gradually. Add vanilla and egg. Add flour mixture gradually, stopping frequently to push down from sides of bowl. When flour mixture is thoroughly combined, mix in chips.
Drop dough by scant spoonful onto baking sheet, spacing 1 inch apart, flattening slightly with back of spoon. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) 10 to 12 minutes or until beginning to brown. Allow to cool completely on cooling rack.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (18 total)

Calories
281 cal
14%

Fat
15 g
23%

Carbs
34 g
11%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (28)

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naples34102

Mar. 30, 2011

"Not the prettiest cookie ever (kind of anemic looking and the white chocolate chips started to turn color), but they had a lot of potential, so I made them more eye appealing and gave them a boost of ..." See moreorange flavor at the same time by drizzling on a glaze of powdered sugar, fresh orange juice and zest. That glaze took these over the top to something outrageously delicious - buttery, creamy with white chocolate, unmistakably orange and very rich. A thick, soft and tender cookie. Adding orange extract as some others have is NOT necessary. Adding the fresh orange glaze, on the other hand, is. Mmmmmm."

AMCCUTCHEN

Jul. 13, 2003

"These cookies didn't have nearly enough orange flavor. Even after I added an 1 tablespoon of orange extract, they weren't orange-y enough. Since they aren't a very sweet cookie, either, I glazed the..." See morem with some orange glaze. With the glaze they were pretty fantastic."

CARRIEALBERTA

Apr. 21, 2007

"Great recipe, but I used three tbsp of orange zest and added one tbsp of orange extract. They tasted great, and the orange wasn't overwhelming at all...." See more"

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