Description
Soft and chewy cake‑mix cookies bursting with bright orange and creamy vanilla flavor—just like a creamsicle!
Ingredients
- 15.25 oz white cake mix (1 box)
- 3 oz orange Jell‑O (1 box)
- 2 Tbsp fresh orange zest (~1 orange)
- 8 Tbsp salted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 11 oz white chocolate chips (~1 bag)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- In a large bowl, whisk together cake mix, orange gelatin powder, and orange zest.
- Add softened butter and eggs; beat with hand or stand mixer ~2 minutes until combined, scraping bowl as needed.
- Fold in white chocolate chips.
- Use a 1½‑Tbsp cookie scoop to portion dough; roll into balls and place about 2 in apart on prepared sheets.
- Bake 10–13 minutes, or until edges are set but centers still soft.
- Cool on baking sheets ~10 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- Store at room temperature in airtight container up to 5 days.
- Freeze in airtight container up to 3 months; thaw before serving.
- If using unsalted butter, add a pinch of salt to dry ingredients.
- Feel free to swap white chocolate chips for semi‑sweet, milk, or dark chocolate.
- Don’t overbake—cookies continue to set after coming out of oven.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 190 kcal
- Sugar: 18 g
- Sodium: 188 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2.4 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 0.3 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 26 mg
