Orange Meltaway Cookies
Servings: 36
Calories:
Ingredients
For The Orange Cookies
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- Zest from one orange
For The Orange Icing
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3 Tbsp freshly squeezed orange juice
Instructions
For The Orange Cookies
- Preheat oven to 375° and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt together, set aside.
- In a large bowl, mix butter and sugar until creamy.
- Add egg and orange zest. Mix until combined.
- Mix flour into sugar mixture, a little at a time, making sure to mix well between additions.
- Using a 1 inch cookie scoop, place each cookie on baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Flatten each cookie a little with the back of a small measuring cup or a smooth cup
- Pop in the oven and bake for 8 ½ minutes.
- Remove from oven and let sit on baking sheet for a couple minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
For The Orange Icing
- In a small bowl, mix powder sugar and orange juice together until combined.
- Spoon a little icing on top of each cookie and garnish with orange zest, optional. Let set and enjoy.
Notes
Recipe adapted from The Novice Chef