Fruit Loop Cookies And Orange Icing Recipes

FRUIT LOOP COOKIES AND ORANGE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cream together butter, shortening, sugar and brown sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and orange extract; mix well.
• Stir in Fruit Loops.
• Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto a baking sheet or baking stone.
• Bake for 10-12 minutes, until light golden brown.
• Remove baking sheet from oven and allow cookie to cool on baking sheet for about 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For orange icing, combine confectioners' sugar and orange juice together in a small bowl, mixing until smooth.
• Ice cookies and garnish with additional Fruit Loops.

SUGAR COOKIE WITH ORANGE-CINNAMON ICING

Steps:

• For the sugar cookie: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
• In a stand mixer, cream the butter and sugar together well. Add the eggs 1 at a time, mixing between each addition. On low speed, slowly add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix. Add the vanilla extract and 2 teaspoons water and mix just until combined; do not over mix! Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes
• Dust a work surface with flour. Roll out the dough about 1/4 inch thick and cut into shapes using your favorite cookie cutters. Transfer to the prepared baking sheets and bake until no longer translucent and just golden at the edges, 7 to 9 minutes. Cool slightly on the baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Continue rolling and baking any remaining dough, re-rolling scraps once.
• For the icing: Whisk together the lemon juice, cinnamon, egg whites and orange zest in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the paddle attachment and on medium speed, gradually add the confectioners' sugar and beat until the icing is the desired stiffness. Transfer the icing to a piping bag and pipe on the cookies in desired decorative patterns.

ICED ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.

FROOT LOOP COOKIES

Steps:

• preheat oven to 375.
• combine dough and 1/2 cup of the cereal in large bowl.
• divide dough into 32 balls and refridgerater for 1 hour.
• remove dough from refridgerater and roll in remaining cereal to coat
• place cookies on ungreased cookie sheet.
• bake 10 min or until lightly browned. remove to wired rack and cool.

FROSTED ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, score each orange into quarters; remove peel. Use knife to remove white pith from peel and fruit; discard. Quarter oranges and place in a blender. Add peel; cover and process until smooth (mixture should measure 3/4 cup)., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and 6 tablespoons orange mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and enough of the remaining orange mixture to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.