Zesty Orange Cookies
By: Daisy
Published: Saturday, February 20, 2010 - 2:19am

Ingredients




1 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
2 cups eggs or ½  egg substitute
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
powdered sugar for dusting (I only needed a few tablespoons)

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. 2 Cream butter; beat in sugar and extracts. 3 Add eggs; mix well. 4 Gradually add flour; mix well. 5 Blend in orange juice and peel. 6 Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of batter onto greased cookie sheets. 7 Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. 8 Cool on pan for 1 minute, then transfer to wire racks. 9 Dust lightly with powdered sugar. 10 Enjoy!

About


I took a lemon-lime cookie recipe and tried it with orange zest and orange juice, and the cookies are delicious. I kept the lemon extract in for the tartness. The orange peel was freshly zested, and the juice freshly squeezed. Oh, the kitchen smelled good! Here it is: yet another way to use the case of oranges from the choir fund-raiser!