Orange Zest Sugar Cookies with Fresh Orange Glaze
Fresh orange zest adds a delicioust twist to traditional rolled sugar cookies.
Yield: About 30- 2 1/2 inch cookies, or 16- 31/2 inch cookies
ingredients:
For the cookies-
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 Tablespoon fresh orange zest, finely chopped
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon pure almond extract
1 Tablespoon fresh orange zest, finely chopped
For the glaze-
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons orange juice
1 Tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest
1 cup powdered sugar
2 Tablespoons orange juice
1 Tablespoon melted butter
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon fresh orange zest
directions:
Make the cookies-
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder and set aside.
In a medium bowl, stir together the flour and baking powder and set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, using the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. This should take about 3 minutes.
Add the egg and vanilla and beat another minute or so.
Add the flour mixture slowly. (Be careful not to add too much at a time or you will have a snowstorm of flour.)
Blend until all of the flour is incorporated and the dough begins to pull away from the sides of the bowl.
Take the dough out of the bowl and place it on a piece of parchment paper.
Using your hands, knead the dough a few times.
Place the dough in a large plastic (ziplock type) bag and refrigerate for about 2 hours. If you want to speed up the chilling process, place the bag of dough in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. Just don’t forget it in the freezer, or it will become too firm to work with (and then you’ll have to wait for it to thaw).
When it’s almost time to remove the dough from the refrigerator (or freezer), preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
Roll out dough onto a lightly floured work surface. Cut out desired shapes, and place on a baking sheet. Place the entire baking sheet of cookies in the freezer for about 5 minutes (this helps prevent the cookies from losing their shape when baking).
Once chilled, bake cookies at 350* for 8-10 minutes, depending on the size of the cookies.
Allow cookies to cool, and prepare orange glaze.
Make the glaze-
In a medium sized bowl, melt butter in microwave (less than 30 seconds). Add all other glaze ingredients, and stir well with a whisk. If the glaze is too thick, add a tiny bit more orange juice, if the glaze is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
In a medium sized bowl, melt butter in microwave (less than 30 seconds). Add all other glaze ingredients, and stir well with a whisk. If the glaze is too thick, add a tiny bit more orange juice, if the glaze is too thin, add a bit more powdered sugar.
Drizzle glaze over cookies, as deisred. You can put the glaze into a small ziplock-type baggie, snip off the end, and use that to drizzle on the glaze.
Recipes Source- Glorious Treats
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