Recipe

California Dreamin Cookies Recipe


CALIFORNIA DREAMIN COOKIES Recipe
Recipe makes 54 cookies. I used mini fruit slices instead of orange slice pieces for a very pretty, colorful look! I first made this recipe for my niece's wedding shower. It really looked beautiful on the cookie platters. Prep. time includes ch... More

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Ingredients
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup White Baking Chips; melted & cooled
  • 3/4 cup Butter OR Margarine; softened
  • 1/4 cup Orange Juice
  • 1 tsp. Vanilla
  • 1 Egg
  • 3 1/2 cups Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 tsp. Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp. Grated Orange Peel
  • 1/4 tsp. Salt
  • About 18 Candy Orange Slices; cut into thirds

Directions
  1. Beat sugar, melted baking chips & butter in lrg. bowl with electric
  2. mixer on med. speed until creamy, or mix with spoon. Beat in orange
  3. juice, vanilla & egg (mixture may appear curdled). Stir in flour,
  4. baking powder, orange peel & salt. Cover & refrigerate about 1 hr. or
  5. until easy to handle.
  6. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Shape dough into 1" balls. Place about
  7. 2" apart on UNGREASED cookie sheet.
  8. Bake 9-12 mins. or until set (cookies will not brown). Immediately
  9. press orange slice piece into center of each cookie. Cool 2 mins.;
  10. remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
  11. NOTE: I used mini fruit slices instead of orange slice pieces for a
  12. very pretty, colorful look!
  13. Nutritional Information: 1 serving)= 1 cookie
  14. Calories 115 (calories from Fat 35); Fat 4g (Saturated Fat 3g);
  15. Cholesterol 10 mg; Sodium 45mg; Carbohydrate 19g (Dietary Fiber 0g);
  16. Protein 1g.
  17. % Daily Value:
  18. Vitamin A 2%
  19. Vitamin C 0%
  20. Calcium 2%
  21. Iron 2%
  22. Diet Exchanges: 1/2 starch; 1/2 fruit
  23. Source: Gold Medal Cookie’s & Bars Cookbook #42.

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Comments


What a great "summer" cookie when using the mini fruit slices - I have to make these sometime this summer. Thanks for the great post.


Yummy. This sounds really good. I'll be making these for an upcoming baby shower. Thanks for posting.


I cant wait to make these


I love the use of the orange slices. Those always remind me of my grandmother or Nanny as we called her. The combination sounds really good.

Thanks.

Polly Motzko
PollyLePore@gmail.com
Cooking and Baking up a Storm in Southern CA!


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