Get that fresh, bright, citrusy taste you love—in cookie form! Iced orange cookies are the perfect sweet snack or after-dinner delight. They also make great housewarming gifts or unique orange Christmas cookies for your dessert platter. This Fresh Orange Cookies recipe makes a great big batch, so you'll have plenty to share. Opt for freshly squeezed orange juice and freshly grated orange peel to really bring out the flavor in your orange cookies.
More About This Recipe
- Packed with citrusy orange peel and orange juice, these fresh orange cookies are the real deal. This recipe yields a whopping 72 servings, which means you can get all your favorite citrus flavor and then some! A little zest goes a long way—grating the orange peel releases concentrated oils that are in the fruit’s skin, so having a few tablespoons in the dough and even more in the frosting will give you some serious orange flavor. Use a microplane grater, box grater or vegetable peeler to grate the peel easily. Making cookies from scratch for the first time? We’ve got the tips and tricks to make your new favorite cookie. Or, you can browse our many cookie recipes for inspiration.
Fresh Orange Cookies
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 0 min
- Ingredients 14
- Servings 72
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup margarine or butter, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons grated orange peel
Frosting
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 2 to 3 tablespoons orange juice
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, combine sugar and 1 cup margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs; blend well. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; mix well. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step2Bake at 375°F. for 8 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets.
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Step3Meanwhile, in small bowl, blend all frosting ingredients until smooth, adding enough orange juice for desired spreading consistency. Frost warm cookies.
Nutrition
90
Calories
4g
Total Fat
1g
Protein
13g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 5%
- Cholesterol
- 10mg
- 3%
- Sodium
- 80mg
- 3%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 13g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 1g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 2%
- 2%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;Tips from the
Pillsbury Kitchens
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