ICED ORANGE COOKIES
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COOKIE DOUGH:
11 Tbs (5½ ounces) unsalted butter
¾ cup (5¼ ounces) granulated sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 large egg
½ cup (4 ounces) freshly squeezed orange juice (grate zest before juicing)
2 Tbs grated orange zest (the rind of 1 large or 2 small oranges)
2 cups (8 ounces) traditional whole wheat flour
ICING:
2 cups (8 ounces) powdered sugar
2 Tbs (1 ounce) unsalted butter, softened
1 Tbs grated orange zest (the rind of 1 small orange)
¼ tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp salt
2 Tbs (1 ounce) freshly squeezed orange juice
1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets or line with parchment paper.
2. Prepare dough: Cream butter, sugar, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl. Beat in egg, then orange juice and orange zest, scraping the bowl. The mixture will look curdled; that’s OK! Add the flour, beating until smooth. Drop dough by Tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheets.
3. Bake the cookies: Bake cookies, reversing pans midway through (top to bottom, bottom to top), until they’re just barely beginning to brown around the edges, 10 minutes. Remove cookies from oven and let them cool on the pans for 10 minutes before transferring them to a rack to cool.
4. Prepare the icing: Beat the sugar, butter, orange zest, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl until well combined. Beat in orange juice until the mixture is spreadable. Spread icing on the cookies when they’re completely cool, using a generous 1 tsp. icing for each.
Servings: 30
Yield: 30 cookies
Nutrition Facts
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97
Calories From Fat (48%) 47
Total Fat 5.32g
Saturated Fat 3.24g
Cholesterol 20.28mg
Sodium 81.05mg
Potassium 48.64mg
Carbohydrates 11.73g
Dietary Fiber 1.04g
Sugar 5.66g
Net Carbohydrates 10.69g
Protein 1.41g
WW Points 2.5
Recipe Source: King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking
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I made these for a treat to eat during my healthy-eating kick, but the whole family ended up loving these. The icing really makes them quite yummy!
-San Diego, CA
3 Comments
These look great! I would love to make them with some lemon zest instead for a different twist! thanks for the post!
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These are vry good and also easy to make. I will make these again for sure.
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This reminds me of a recipe I have been craving for carrot orange cookies. I wonder if you added tiny cubes of cooked carrot to this recipe if it would have about the same taste but be healthier because of the whole wheat flour? I’m gonna have to try it. Thanks for giving me a healthy cookie recipe idea.
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