White Chocolate-Orange Dream Cookies

This month, in Sweet and Simple Bakes, we are baking a scrumptious cookie, White Chocolate & Orange Cookies.  I was going to bake this with gluten until I realized that I could cut down the chocolate, in the recipe, and my husband would enjoy them, also.  I made a different version of these on Sweet and Savory Say it All.   These are two toned cookies.  Take a peek.

Each month Maria and Rosie come up with a new recipe for us to bake along with them.  Please come  join the fun with us here.  You will enjoy the recipes, the participants and most of all the lovely ladies who lead the way, Maria and Rosie.  This is a good cookie to start with.  It is easy and good to eat.

White Chocolate Orange Cookies                         

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1/2 cup canola oil

2/3 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons orange extract

2 1/4 cups gluten free  flour mix (3 c. rice flour  -  1 c. potato starch  -   ½ c. tapioca starch )  I triple this and store it in a large container.  Whenever, I need it , I take out the necessary amount.  In this case, you would remove 1 and one quarter cups of the mix.  In this way, you always have the mix and can add to it, whenever it gets low.  Of course, you need to keep the three ingredients on hand, at home.)  You can also buy ready made mixes.

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

I do not use guar or xanthan gum anymore other than for bread.  I am not recommending this but it is working for us.  The cakes are even more like “real cakes”.  I wonder if altitude and weather have something to do with   this.                                                  

 2 cups white chocolate morsels  (I cut this down to 1/4 of a cup for my hubby.  If you like chocolate, please keep them in the recipe.)

Method:

Beat first 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy.

Add egg, and extract, beating until blended.

Combine flour, baking soda, and salt; gradually add to sugar mixture, beating just until blended after each addition.

Stir in white chocolate morsels.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.  I used my teaspoon scoop.  I used the tablespoon scoop with another recipe and they looked huge in comparison.

Bake at 350° for 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.

Cool on baking sheets 2 minutes.

Remove to wire racks to cool.

Eat and enjoy.

Yield:  3 1/2 dozen                

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