Name: Orange Cookies
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening -; 1 cup sugar -; 2 large eggs, room temperature -; 1/2 cup orange juice -; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest -; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -; 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder -; 1/2 teaspoon salt -; Icing: -; 2 cups confectioners' sugar -; 1/4 cup orange juice -; 2 tablespoons butter, melted -; Orange paste food coloring, optional -

Recipe information

Cooking:

25 min.

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Ingredients for - Orange Cookies

1. 1/2 cup shortening -

2. 1 cup sugar -

3. 2 large eggs, room temperature -

4. 1/2 cup orange juice -

5. 1 tablespoon grated orange zest -

6. 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour -

7. 1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder -

8. 1/2 teaspoon salt -

9. Icing: -

10. 2 cups confectioners' sugar -

11. 1/4 cup orange juice -

12. 2 tablespoons butter, melted -

13. Orange paste food coloring, optional -

How to cook deliciously - Orange Cookies

1. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a large bowl, use a hand mixer or stand mixer to cream the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the orange juice and zest.

2. Stage

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the egg mixture, and beat just until everything is combined. Editor’s Tip: Don't overbeat this mixture, or your cookies will turn out dense.

3. Stage

Drop the cookie dough by the tablespoonfuls spaced 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake the cookies until the edges begin to brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove the cookies to wire racks to cool completely to room temperature. Editor’s Tip: We love using a cookie scoop for the dough so the cookies bake evenly and look consistent!

4. Stage

In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners' sugar, orange juice, butter and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Drizzle the icing over the cookies. Editor's Tip: If you like, you can add any extra garnishes or decorations right away, before the icing hardens.