These orange cookies came to me "by accident". I was making my anisette cookies and I had a divine revelation. OK, I really didn't. But I thought, "What the heck, lemme experiment with orange zest and fresh squeezed orange juice. And WOW - I looooooove these.
Now, don't panic because of the anise. It's very very very slight and YOU DON'T have to use it. We use it tons in Italian cookie recipes. But, you're the cook. You're in charge. Yes! The kitchen is one of the places I get my way. (Ok I get my way a lot - but I don't let my family think I do.)
Orange CookiesYIELD: 3 dozen cookies - I have halved this!
Ingredients:
* 1 cup butter, softened
* 3/4 cups sugar
* 1/4 teaspoon anise extract ( TOTALLY OPTIONAL!)
* 1 tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice.
* 3 cups flour
* 3 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1 egg
Glaze Ingredients:
* 1 cup powdered sugar
* milk
* 2 teaspoons of orange zest
Procedure
* Pre-heat oven to 350 F.
* Beat together butter and sugar until creamy.
* Stir in anise and orange juice
* Add dry ingredients - blend together.
* Add eggs. Blend.
* Form dough into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
* Bake for 12-15 minutes.
* Cool and glaze.
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