Creamsicle Oreo-Stuffed Orange Cookies

Some of the best things in life are orange and white. 

There's my cat, Samson. 

Grown-up Samson.

Teenage Samson.

Baby Samson.

My alma mater, the University of Tennessee.

And, now...

Creamsicle Oreos!!!

I snatched up these limited-edition yummies, no questions asked. I learned my lesson with Birthday Cake Oreos a few weeks back—I didn't buy them the first time I saw them, and within a week, they were nowhere to be found. I was dying to make Birthday Cake Oreo-stuffed Funfetti Cookies, but, clearly, it was not meant to be. Luckily, I've been newly inspired by Creamsicle Oreos, since I do love orange creme almost as much as I love Funfetti. I whipped up a batch of orange cake mix cookie dough, nestled it around the cookies, and voila, creamy, citrusy deliciousness. 

One suggestion: Eat them while they're fresh. The texture of the hot, gooey center contrasts deliciously with the cookie's crispness. 

Creamsicle Oreo-Stuffed Orange Cookies

What you need

1 bag Creamsicle Oreos

1 box orange cake mix

1/3 cup oil

2 eggs

Colored sugar crystals  

Put it all together

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
2. Stir together the cake mix, oil, and eggs until thoroughly combined.
3. Measure out tablespoon-size balls of dough. Place a dough ball on either side of each Oreo, and press the two pieces of dough around the edges of the cookie. No part of the Oreo should still be visible. Sprinkle with sugar crystals.
4. Place the covered Oreos two inches apart on a baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. 
5. Eat while hot!  

Chex Creamsicle Buddies

I've always been a Muddy Buddies devotee—I love the combination of chocolate and peanut butter, layered over the crispiness of Chex cereal. But, recently, my eyes were opened to a whole new world of flavor: Chex Funfetti Cake Batter Buddies. Instead of peanut butter and melted chocolate, the recipe calls for vanilla Almond Bark, and the standard powdered sugar coating is combined with Funfetti cake mix. The stuff is insanely sweet, and frighteningly addictive. (When I made it, a pregnant woman in my office went wild—and you can't argue with a pregnant lady's taste.)


      I decided to temporarily set aside my Funfetti obsession, and play with another one of my favorite flavors: orange creme. I combined orange cake mix with powdered sugar, and dusted it over vanilla candy-coated Chex. It's super sweet, but not cloyingly so, and has a refreshing punch of citrus, which partners deliciously with the powdered sugar. It tastes just like a Creamsicle, minus the brain freeze.

Chex Creamsicle Buddies
Adapted from Six Sisters' Stuff


What you need
5 cups Rice Chex cereal
5 squares vanilla flavored Almond Bark
1 tsp vegetable shortening
1 ¼ cup orange cake mix
¼ cup powdered sugar

Put it all together

1. Melt the Almond Bark and shortening in the microwave on high for 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. 
2. Pour the melted Almond Bark over the cereal in a large bowl. Gently stir until the coating is evenly distributed.
3. Dump the cake mix and powdered sugar into the bowl, and toss lightly until the cereal is evenly coated.