Orange Vanilla Cookies

Ingredients:

2 c. flour, sifted

1 t. salt

1 t. baking soda

1 c. butter, room temp

1/2 c. baker's sugar (or sub with normal sugar and add a few extra tsp.)

3/4 c. brown sugar

2 eggs

1/4 c. orange zest, fresh (about 3 medium oranges)

juice from one orange, about 1/4 c.

1/4 c. shredded coconut, sweetened

1 c. white chocolate chips

1/2 t. coconut extract

1/2 t. vanilla extract

Recipe:

1. Sift flour, salt, baking soda together. Set aside.

2. In separate bowl, cream butter and sugars with electric mixer.

3. Beat in eggs, vanilla, and coconut extracts. (don't over beat) *

4. Gradually add the combined dry mix.

5. Add shredded coconut, orange zest, orange juice and combine.

6. Stir in white chocolate chips.

7. Place dough in glass or metal mixing bowl, cover with plastic wrap and freeze for at least 45 minutes, till very firm/frozen. (Dough can stay in freezer if you want to bake another day, but bake dough frozen.)

8. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

9. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.

10. Bake batches of cookies on parchment-lined sheet, making about a tablespoon-sized, small round. (smaller cookies work better for this recipe.)

11. Bake about 10-12 minute, till only lightly browned on edges. Check at 8 minutes.

12. When ready, remove from oven and cool on parchment on a cookie rack.

*At this point, I actually did steps 3, 5, and 6 (without the individual mixings) and combined them at once. I then went back and did step 4.

Rating: 3 of 5

Since I loved the Lemon Crinkle cookies, I thought that these orange ones would be pretty good too. I didn't like the texture of even the taste that much. I was expecting a much stronger orange taste I guess. But, LaDon and Ally liked them a lot, so I can't rate it too low.

Source: The Dinnervine, Orange Vanilla Cookies