Orange Crinkle Cookies

These orange crinkle cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with fresh orange flavor that screams summer. Easily pull off these gorgeous treats with a cake mix!

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Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: orange crinkle cookies

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 10

Additional Time: 25

Total Time: 45

Servings:

Calories: 115kcal

Author: Louisa

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

Gather all the ingredients for the orange crinkle cookies.
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, combine the vanilla cake mix, eggs, oil, and orange zest until a soft dough forms.
Add a small dot of orange gel food coloring and mix until the color is evenly blended into the dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic and chill it in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Scoop out the dough and roll it into 1 1/2-inch balls. Roll each ball in granulated sugar, then in powdered sugar.
Place the coated cookie dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each to allow for spreading.
Bake for 9 to 11 minutes, or until the cookies develop cracked tops.
Let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

For the best-looking orange crinkle cookies, roll each dough ball in both granulated and powdered sugar, not just one. Make sure each cookie is fully coated for that classic crackled finish!
If you want a stronger citrus flavor in your orange cake mix cookies, add 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract. I haven’t tested using orange juice since it might add too much moisture to the dough.
This recipe also works with lemon! Just swap in lemon zest instead of orange zest and use yellow food coloring instead of orange.

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