outrageously moist orange cookies
The original recipe came from a community cookbook. I don't like using shortening in cookies, so I use butter... but if you don't care, then that's what the original recipe called for. Or, you could use 1/2 butter and 1/2 shortening. I also added the orange zest to them. These are very good cake-like soft moist cookies. Bursting with orange flavor. Yummm!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
When you hear a citrus cookie lemon typically pops into your head. These light and refreshing cookies prove orange can also be the citrus of choice. They're tender and will melt in your mouth. Alone, the cookie has just the right amount of orange flavor and you could enjoy them as is. But, the orange icing sends them over the top and will keep you coming back for more. A sweet accompaniment to morning coffee or as an after-dinner treat. The recipe makes a lot and will serve a crowd.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- - juice & zest of 1 large sweet orange
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon orange emulsion (can use extract)
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- FROSTING
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 pinch salt
- - zest and juice of 1/2 of an orange or to make it spreadable
How To Make outrageously moist orange cookies
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Step 1Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper. Zest and juice oranges. -
Step 2Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, orange juice, zest, and mix.
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Step 3Sift dry ingredients together.
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Step 4Add flour mixture alternately with milk to form a soft dough.
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Step 5Scoop cookies onto cookie sheets. Bake for approx 10 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes and remove to a cooling rack.
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Step 6While cookies finish cooling, make the frosting. Whisk all frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy.
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Step 7Spread on cookies and let sit to dry. Enjoy!
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