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Orange Cookies
These Orange cookies have a soft melt-in-your-mouth texture and a delicious fresh orange flavor. These are simple butter biscuits with a fantastic zing to them. They are simple to make yet deliver amazing zesty flavors. These cookies have orange zest, fresh orange juice, and orange extract to ensure you get a great orange flavor. They make an excellent cookie for afternoon tea, and as there is no need to chill the cookie dough, you can eat the finished citrus cookie in 30 minutes!
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 20
Calories: 106 kcal
Course:
Baked Goods
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
- ¾ cup granulated white sugar
- 1 Zest of an orange
- 8 tablespoon salted butter - see note 1
- 1½ cup AP flour - see note 2
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 1¼ teaspoon orange extract
- 1 egg - see note 3
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F/175°C and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. (See note 4)
- Use a stand mixer or hand-held mixer to mix the sugar and zest of the orange together until it looks like wet sand. This will take around 4-5 minutes.¾ cup / 150 g granulated white sugar1 zest of an orange
- Add the butter to the sugar mixture and cream together until it is light and fluffy.8 tbsp / 115 g salted butter
- While the butter, sugar, and orange zest are creaming, measure out the flour and add the baking soda. Mix to combine. 1½ cup / 190 g AP flour¼ tsp baking soda
- Add the orange juice and orange extract, then mix to combine thoroughly.1 tbsp orange juice1¼ tsp orange extract
- Add the egg to the butter mixture and mix well.1 egg
- Gradually add the flour mixture to the butter and mix slowly until the dough just comes together. Don't overmix.
- Use a tablespoon measure to scoop out cookie dough balls. Roll them in your hands to create a neat ball.
- Place the rolled ball onto the lined baking sheet and use something flat to flatten the cookies.
- Bake your cookies for 8-10 minutes, until the edges turn light golden and the center is still slightly soft.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes when you first remove them from the oven. After 5 minutes, transfer them to a cooling rack.
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Notes
- The oven temperature is for a conventional oven on the bake setting. If using a fan oven, reduce the temperature by 70ºF/20ºC.
- Make sure your butter is at room temperature. You want to be able to push your finger into the butter easily. If you have unsalted butter, add ¼ teaspoon of salt to your flour when you add it to the mix.
- All-purpose flour is plain flour for those not in the US.
- I use a large room temperature egg.
- The oven temperature is for a conventional oven on the bake setting. If using a fan oven, reduce the temperature by 70ºF/20ºC.
Nutrition Information
Calories
106kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
5g
(8%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
53mg
(2%)
Potassium
19mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
8.6g
(17%)
Vitamin A
173IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
3.7mg
(4%)
Calcium
5mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 106
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 106kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 53mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 19mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 8.6g | 17% |
| Vitamin A | 173IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 3.7mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.