Orange Cookies

Name: Orange Cookies
Ingredients: 2/3 cup butter, room temperature; 1 cup sugar; 2 eggs; 1 large orange; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional); 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 3 tablespoons butter, room temperature; 1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice; 2 teaspoons orange peel, grated

12 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 large orange
2 1/4 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
3 tablespoons butter, room temperature
1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice
2 teaspoons orange peel, grated

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
2

Grease baking sheets.
3

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together until light.
4

Stir in eggs, juice from orange and grated rind from orange.
5

Stir in flour, salt, baking soda to combine.
6

Stir in nuts, if using.
7

Drop dough by spoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets.
8

Bake for 10 minutes or until golden.
9

Cool on rack while making icing.
10

To make icing blend the remaining ingredients together (powdered sugar - orange peel) until smooth and then swirl icing over cookies, covering cookies completely.