Orange Creamsicle Cookies

Orange Creamsicle Cookies

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange zest (for me that was the zest of 2 oranges)
2 cups white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add flour mixture until combined. Stir in orange zest and white chocolate chips.

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Do not flatten cookies; it will make them dry. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Do not overcook! Cookies will be plump. Cool for several minutes on cookie sheets before transferring to rack to cool completely. Store in airtight container.

Orange Creamsicle Buddies

Orange Creamsicle Buddies
Yields 8 cups


Ingredients:
8 cups Rice Chex Cereal
1 1/2 cups white vanilla baking chips
1/4 cup butter 
3 Tbsp heavy cream 
1 1/2 Tbsp orange zest (this is the zest of about 1 1/2 large oranges)
1 tsp orange extract
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar


Directions:
Measure 8 cups Rice Chex Cereal into a very large mixing bowl, set aside.  In a microwave safe mixing bowl, combine vanilla baking chips, butter, cream and orange zest.  Microwave mixture on 50% power in 30 second intervals, stirring with a fork after each interval, until melted and smooth.  Stir in orange extract.  Pour mixture over Chex Cereal and gently toss mixture with a rubber spatula until evenly coated.  Pour coated cereal into a 2 gallon ziploc bag, add powdered sugar and seal bag.  Shake mixture until evenly coated with powdered sugar.  
For a crispier version: preheat oven to 275 degrees.  Divide prepared Orange Creamsicle Buddies in an even layer among two cookie sheets and bake 20 minutes, stirring once halfway through baking.  Allow to cool and store mixture in an airtight container.


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Coca Cola Cake

Preheat oven to 350, and grease up (I like Crisco) a 9×13 (or so) pan.

Mix together:

• 2cups flour
• 2cups sugar
• 1/2tsp salt
• 1tsp baking soda
• 1/2tsp cinnamon

In a saucepan over medium high heat stir this up good until it boils:

• 1 cup butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup coca-cola (from bottle is my preference!)
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Take off heat and add that to the flour mix & whisk until combined.  Then add:

• 2 eggs
• 1tsp vanilla extract

Mix, put in pan, bake it for about 30minutes. Yes, it’s a quick bake. Don’t over-bake it!

When cake is nearly done make the glaze by mixing in saucepan:

• 1/2cup butter
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup coca cola

Once that boils, remove and slowly stir in 4cups of confectioners’ sugar until nice and smooth. Then add in about a cup of chopped pecans, and give it a stir.

Once cake is done and out of oven (toothpick should come out clean), pour this warm glaze right over the top of the hot cake!

Wait.

Let it set… let it cool for a few minutes at least…

Enjoy warm or cold. (next day/etc. feel free to microwave for a few seconds to warm it up… so good)