Orange cookies | Soft and tasty orange cookies in the oven | Orange crinkle cookies | Orange biscuits

    What could be better than these extra impressive orange cookies with a glass of cold milk? These cookies are easy, delicious, soft, and zesty. The dough is flavored with orange juice and zest, freshly baked in the oven at home. I'm not a very big citrus fan but I feel like they work wonders when they're used as flavoring agents in baked goods like cookies, cakes, and muffins.

    I have used a few drops of orange food color to make the cookies look orangey and tempting. You can store these crinkle cookies at room temperature for 3 - 4 days in an airtight jar. Also, check out a few other cookie recipes like Eggless sugar cookies and Whole wheat cookies.

Orange cookies | Soft and tasty orange cookies in the oven | Orange crinkle cookies | Orange biscuits

Recipe Cuisine: International
Recipe category: Desserts
Author: Abarna Gopinath
Preparation Time: 2 hours
Baking time: 10 - 15 minutes
Calories per serving: 146 kcal

Orange cookies - Soft and tasty orange-flavored cookies made with orange juice and zest, freshly baked in the oven at home.

Ingredients

• 1 & 1/2 cups All purpose flour / Maida
• 1/2 tsp Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup softened Butter
• 3/4 cup Powdered sugar or Icing sugar
• 1 whole Egg
• 1 & 1/2 tsp Orange Zest
• 2 tbsp Orange juice
• A few drops of Orange food color (optional)

Instructions

Sieve together the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl and mix well.

In another bowl, cream the butter and sugar.

Once creamed, combine in the egg, orange zest, orange juice, and some orange food color.

Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.

Chill the dough in the freezer for 1 or 2 hours.

Roll rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto a greased cookie tray. Flatten the balls out slightly with the back of a spoon.

Bake the cookies on a preheated oven of 160° C for 10 - 15 minutes and enjoy!

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Soft and tasty orange cookies in the oven - Step by step pictures

Sieve together the flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.

Mix well with a whisk and set aside.

In another large mixing bowl, add the cubed butter and powdered sugar.

Mix until fluffy.

Once creamed, combine in the egg and orange zest.

Add in the freshly squeezed orange juice.

Mix in some orange food color if needed.

Gradually beat into creamed mixture and mix in the dry ingredients until just combined.

Cover the bowl with cling film and chill the dough in the freezer for 1 or 2 hours.

Roll rounded tablespoonfuls of dough into balls, and place onto a greased cookie tray. Flatten the balls out slightly with the back of the spoon.

Place the tray on a preheated oven of 160° C.

Bake the cookies for 10 - 15 minutes or until the cookies are just beginning to turn brown around the edges.

Let sit on baking sheet for a few minutes after removal from oven and then move to complete cooling.

Store in an airtight jar and enjoy!