Christmas Cookie Exchange

Orange Julius Cookies

-Jenna Mullen

2 1/4 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon salt

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 sticks softened butter

1/2 cup white sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 beaten egg

3 teaspoons grated orange zest

12 ounce bag white chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350º. Grease cookie sheets. In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda. Stir well and set aside. In another bowl, beat the softened butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Add the beaten egg to the bowl with the butter and the sugars. Stir it all up. Then stir in the grated orange zest. Stir in the flour, salt and baking soda mixture and mix well. Stir in the white chips.

Drop by teaspoonfuls on a prepared cookie sheet, 12 cookies to a sheet. Flatten the cookies in a criss cross patter with a fork.

Bake the cookies at 350º for 10-12 minutes. (Mine to 11 minutes.)

Leve the cookies on the cookie sheet for a minute or two, and then remove them to ta wire rack to cool completely.