Orange & Lemon Butter Cookies
Serves: 3
Felicia King
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
45
Spice
63
Sweetness
57
Sourness
47
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Butter (melted)3 cup
Granulated Sugar1
Egg2 tbsps
Orange Peel (finely shredded)1 tbsp
Lemon Peel (finely shredded)1 tsp
Vanilla2 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Powder1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Milk1 tbsp
Orange Juice (or as needed)3 cup
Powdered SugarDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
2
Line two cookie sheets with Reynolds(R) Parchment Paper; set aside
3
Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl using an electric mixer about 2 minutes or until light and fluffy
4
Add the egg, orange peel, lemon peel, and vanilla and beat until well blended
5
Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl
6
Add half of flour mixture to the butter mixture, beating until just combined
7
Add the milk
8
Beat about 10 seconds
9
Beat in the remaining flour mixture until just combined
10
Drop tablespoon-size mounds of dough on prepared cookie sheets
11
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until set and the bottoms are browned
12
Transfer the cookies on the parchment paper to a wire rack; cool completely
13
Drizzle with Citrus Glaze to serve
14
Citrus Glaze: In a small bowl combine melted butter and orange juice
15
Add powdered sugar; beat until smooth
16
If necessary, add more orange juice, 1/2 teaspoon at a time, to make drizzling consistency
17
Drizzle over cookies