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These orange cookie bars taste *exactly* like the creamsicle popsicle of your childhood! The cookie bars combine an orange sugar cookie base and a white chocolate fudge filling into an absolutely dreamy treat.

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Cookie bars inspired by Orange creamsicles cut into squares and stacked in a pile.

Orange Creamsicle Cookie Bars Recipe

This recipe for orange cookie bars is based on my ultra popular Orange Creamsicle Cookies…that are based on Creamsicles. It’s a happy dessert kind of inception! Here’s what makes up Creamsicle Bars:

A thick layer of white chocolate fudge that mimics the creamy white interior of a creamsicle popsicle. In my Creamsicle Cookies, we encase vanilla buttercream inside the cookie dough but we had to swap that out in the bars to prevent it from melting and leaking everywhere. And dare I say I prefer the white chocolate fudge??
An orange flavored (and colored) sugar cookie dough that is thick and chewy and just altogether yummm. You’ll press this into the bottom of the pan and crumble it on top of the filling layer.

Side view of a tall stack of orange cookie bars.

Ingredients in Orange Cookie Bars

This is a quick look at the ingredients you will need to make Orange Creamsicle Cookie Bars. You will find exact quantities and instructions in the recipe at the end of this post.

Salted butter, softened – I prefer to use salted butter, but you can sub in unsalted butter. If that’s the route you choose, make sure to add an extra pinch of salt to the dough.
Granulated sugar
Eggs
Natural orange oil – I recommend my super-strength natural orange oil! It gives these bars the perfect bright orange-y flavor!
All-purpose flour
Baking powder
Orange gel food coloring – This is how we achieve the orange color in these creamsicle bars.

Creamy Layer

White chocolate chips
Sweetened condensed milk

A pile of orange creamsicle cookie bars on a piece of parchment paper.

How to Make Orange Creamsicle Cookies

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
Cream together the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer. Cream for 2 minutes.
Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the eggs and natural orange oil. Mix until well combined.
Next, add in the flour and baking powder. Mix until the dough comes together.
Add the food coloring a few drops at a time until the dough has reached your desired color.
Press half of the dough into the prepared baking pan and set aside.
In a large microwave safe bowl, add the white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk.
Microwave on high for 30 seconds and then stir. Repeat until you can easily stir it smooth.
Pour the smooth fudge mixture over the dough that is pressed in the pan and then crumble the remaining dough on top of the creamy layer.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 18-20 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown.
Allow the cookie bars to cool completely before cutting and serving. Enjoy!

Close up of the top of an orange creamsicle flavored cookie bar.

How to store Creamsicle Cookie Bars

Once cooled, store your cookie bars in an airtight container on the counter for 3-5 days. These bars also freeze really well and can be stored in a resealable freezer bag for up to 3 months.

Orange cookie bars with a white chocolate fudge layer. Across the top it says "orange creamsicle cookie bars" in text across the top.

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Orange creamsicle cookie bars cut into squares and stacked in a pile.

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Orange Creamsicle Cookie Bars

By: Karli Bitner

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 15

Servings: bars

Ingredients

Creamy Layer

▢ 2 cups (400g) white chocolate chips
▢ 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Spray a 9×13 baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
Cream together the butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer. Cream for 2 minutes.
1 cup (222g) salted butter, softened, 1 cup (230g) granulated sugar
Scrape the sides of the bowl and add in the eggs and natural orange oil. Mix until well combined.
2 eggs, 2 1/2 tsp natural orange oil
Next, add in the flour and baking powder. Mix until the dough comes together.
3 cups (456g) all-purpose flour, 2 tsp baking powder
Add the food coloring a few drops at a time until the dough has reached your desired color.
orange gel food coloring
Press half of the dough into the prepared baking pan and set aside.
In a large microwave safe bowl, add the white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk.
2 cups (400g) white chocolate chips, 1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
Microwave on high for 30 seconds and then stir. Repeat until you can easily stir it smooth.
Pour the smooth fudge mixture over the dough that is pressed in the pan and then crumble the remaining dough on top of the creamy layer.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 18-20 minutes or until the edges turn golden brown.
Allow the cookie bars to cool completely before cutting and serving. Enjoy!