Orange Butter Ball Cookies Recipes

NO BAKE ORANGE BALLS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and shape in to walnut size balls. Roll balls in additional powder sugar or coconut. Place in refrigerator to chill until firm. Makes 15-20 cookies.

ORANGE BUTTER BALL COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat together butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in flour, cornstarch and orange peel until just blended. Shape dough into a ball; wrap with plastic wrap and refrigerate for several hours.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have ready several cookie sheets. Do not grease.
• Shape dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until cookie is firm. Allow to cool and then roll in more sifted powdered sugar.

ORANGE BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, orange extract and orange rind until fluffy.
• Stir in the flour to make a make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a floured surface; roll into a 1 1/2-inch diameter roll. (stated as printed in recipe). Note: I think it should mean a 10 x 8-inch rectangle and when rolled it will equal about 1 1/2-inch diameter roll.
• Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm -- about 2 hours.
• Cut log into 1/4-inch slices and place on parchment lined or greased rimless baking sheets.
• Brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with sugar.
• If using a convection oven, preheat to 275 degrees. Bake on top, middle and bottom racks. Bake about 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• If using a conventional oven, preheat to 300 degrees.
• Bake on top and bottom thirds of oven; switching and rotating pans halfway through. Bake 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned.

CHOCOLATE-FILLED ORANGE-ROSEMARY BUTTER BALLS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat butter, powdered sugar, orange peel, rosemary, salt and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until mixed; beat on medium speed until creamy. On low speed, beat in flour and baking powder until dough forms.
• In small bowl, place decorator sugar. Shape dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Roll in sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Press lightly with tines of fork to flatten slightly.
• Bake 6 to 8 minutes or just until edges start to brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks; cool completely.
• Meanwhile, in small microwavable bowl, microwave chocolate chips and whipping cream uncovered on High in 15-second intervals until chips can be stirred smooth. Refrigerate until cooled and mixture starts to set, about 10 minutes.
• For each sandwich cookie, spread about 1/2 teaspoon filling on bottom of 1 cookie. Press bottom of second cookie over filling. Let stand until set.

EASY ORANGE BALLS

Steps:

• Combine cookie crumbs and 1 cup confectioners' sugar.
• blend in butter.
• Stir in orange juice concentrate and add vanilla and nuts.
• Shape mixture into balls about the size of walnuts.
• Shake in food storage bag with sifted confectioners' sugar or coconut.
• Arrange orange balls in single layer on waxed paper-lined cookie sheet and store uncovered overnight in refrigerator for best flavor.