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Orange Shortbread Cookies
Tender cookie with bright orange flavor.
Quick Facts
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 25 to 30 minutes
Yield: 3 -1/2 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, softened (no substitutions)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons orange peel
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Argo® Corn Starch
FROSTING (optional):
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 teaspoon orange peel
Directions
- Preheat oven to 300ºF. Mix butter, sugar, orange peel and vanilla extract thoroughly using an electric mixer. Gradually blend in flour and corn starch.
- Form into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Gently press down on each cookie to flatten using fingers or a flat bottomed drinking glass (dipped in sugar to prevent sticking).
- Bake at 300ºF for 25 to 30 minutes, or until bottoms begin to brown. Cool for 5 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Combine powdered sugar, orange juice and orange peel and mix until frosting is smooth. Drizzle cookies with frosting.
- RECIPE NOTE: For a more traditional look, divide dough in half. Pat dough into an 8-inch circle on an ungreased baking sheet. Cut into 8 to 12 wedges. Repeat with remaining dough. Bake as in directions above. Remove baking sheet to a wire rack. Immediately cut into wedges again. Cool completely; ice cookies.
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