Orange Cookies Recipes

ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the buttermilk, eggs, orange juice and zest. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For icing, combine the confectioners' sugar, orange extract and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. Spread over cooled cookies.

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.

ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
• Grease baking sheets.
• In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together until light.
• Stir in eggs, juice from orange and grated rind from orange.
• Stir in flour, salt, baking soda to combine.
• Stir in nuts, if using.
• Drop dough by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
• Cool on rack while making icing.
• To make icing blend the remaining ingredients together (powdered sugar - orange peel) until smooth and then swirl icing over cookies, covering cookies completely.

ORANGE COOKIES I

Steps:

• Beat sugar and butter or margarine until light and fluffy.
• Add sour cream and eggs, blend well.
• Stir in sifted flour and remaining ingredients, mix well.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 8 to 11 minutes, or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.

ORANGE FRENCH LACE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper.
• Place the almonds on a sheet pan and toast them for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly browned, tossing once to toast evenly. Place 1 cup of the toasted almonds in a food processor fitted with the steel blade and chop them very coarsely. (Reserve the rest for later.) Combine the chopped almonds with the flour and set aside.
• Meanwhile, place the butter, brown sugar, corn syrup, orange juice concentrate, orange zest, and vanilla in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Off the heat, gradually whisk in the flour mixture until thoroughly combined. Stir in the reserved toasted almonds.
• With 2 teaspoons (tableware rather than measuring spoons), drop rounded spoonfuls of batter (about 1 1/2 inches wide) onto the prepared sheet pans, spacing them at least 2 inches apart. (I put 8 on each pan.) Bake for 7 to 9 minutes, until the edges are golden brown, turning the pans in the oven to brown evenly. Allow to cool and transfer to a wire rack. Repeat for the remaining batter. Store the cooled cookies in an airtight container between layers of wax or parchment paper.

ORANGE DREAMSICLE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, whisk egg, food coloring, vanilla and orange extract. In large bowl, mix butter and sugar cookie mix until well blended. Then, mix in egg and food coloring mixture. Once soft dough has formed, stir in baking chips.
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 1/2 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 9 to 10 minutes or just until dough is set (do not overbake). Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

SUNSHINE ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and sugar.
• Add rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls on a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400* for 8-10 minutes or until just barely browned around the rim. Allow to cool; then frost.
• ***Frosting***.
• Cream sugar and butter together.
• Add orange juice and zest; blend well. I start with the smaller amount than add more to increase orange flavor to desired level.
• Add milk a little at a time until frosting is spreadable.