Orange Poppy Seed Wafers
Serves: 2
Carolyne Schoen
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
48
Spice
51
Sweetness
57
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.6
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 cups
Cake Flour2 tbsps
Ground Allspice1 large
Orange1 cup
Sugar2 large
Egg Yolk1 cup
Powdered Sugar2 tbsps
CreamDirections:
1
Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350 degrees F
2
Combine flour, poppy seeds, and allspice in a bowl and set aside
3
Butter 2 heavy, large cookie sheets and set aside
4
Using a vegetable peeler, remove all the zest from the orange (only remove the orange part, not the bitter white pith)
5
Save orange for another use
6
Place the granulated sugar and zest in a food processor
7
Process until peel is finely minced, about 2 minutes
8
Transfer the sugar-zest mixture to an electric mixer
9
Add 1 cup butter and beat until light and fluffy
10
Beat in egg yolks
11
Add the flour mixture and mix slowly until combined into a soft dough
12
Using a small cookie scoop, place 1-inch high mounds 2 inches apart on cookie sheets and press cookie down using a spatula dipped in water
13
Bake until edges are light brown, about 10 to 12 minutes
14
Cool on wire racks
15
Make the glaze by combining the powdered sugar and cream in a bowl
16
Using a pastry brush, brush the glaze over the cookies and then sprinkle with poppy seeds
17
Let stand until glaze is hardened and not wet
18
Store in an airtight container