Orange Creamsicle Cookies

Makes about 3 dozen.

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 firmly packed brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons orange zest
2 cups white chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and creamy. Beat in egg and vanilla until smooth.
4. Gradually add flour mixture until combined. Stir in orange zest and chips.
5. Drop rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8 - 10 minutes or until golden brown around edges. Do not overcook! . Cool for several minutes on cookie sheets before transferring to rack to cool completely.

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Cake Batter Pudding Cookies

Makes about 3 dozen.

3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 (3.4 oz) package instant vanilla pudding mix
3/4 cup yellow cake mix
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking soda
2 and 1/4 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
sprinkles

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Stir together flour, salt and baking soda and set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars together.

Add in pudding package and cake mix and beat until well blended.

Add eggs and vanilla and mix until smooth.

Add flour mixture slowly until well incorporated.

Mix in sprinkles.

Roll into 1" balls and place on greased baking sheet.

Bake at 350 F for 10-12 minutes.

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My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies

They turn out better if you only do one batch at a time. I doubled it once and they just weren't as good...

Makes about 3 dozen.

3/4 cup softened butter

3/4 cup brown sugar 

1/4 cup granulated sugar 

1 egg 

2 tsp vanilla extract 

2 cup all purpose flour 

2 tsp cornstarch 

1 tsp baking soda 

1/2 tsp salt 

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Cream together butter and sugars until fluffy and light in color; add egg and vanilla and blend in.

3. Mix in flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Stir in chocolate chips.

4. Drop dough onto a prepared baking sheet.  Bake for 8-10 minutes, until barely golden brown around the edges.  (The tops will not brown, but do NOT cook longer than ten minutes.)

5.  Let cool and remove from the baking sheet.

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