Description
Orange cookies are made with orange marmalade and "spiked" with flecks of dark chocolate and pieces of Mandarin oranges. Iced with an orange buttercream frosting, these cookies are made for extra special occasions. However, they are so easy to make, you could make them everyday!
Ingredients
2 3/4 c all-purpose flour
1 t baking powder (1/2 t in Denver)
1/2 t fine sea salt
1 c unsalted butter or 2 sticks
1 c sugar
1/2 t vanilla extract
1 large egg
1/2 c orange marmalade (I used Trader Joes)
1 10 oz can well drained and dried Mandarin oranges, chopped
1/2 t orange zest (Zest the whole orange)
3/4 c grated dark chocolate (optional)
Orange Frosting
1 t orange zest
2 T orange juice from the zested orange
1 1/2 T unsalted soft butter
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
Dash of vanilla and salt
Using a mixer or whisk or an immersion blender, combine all ingredients together. You may need a dash more of orange juice or milk to reach the consistency of frosting you desire.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 300.
In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Mix with a wire whisk and set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer or using a handheld mixer, beat softened butter and sugar to form a grainy paste. Add vanilla extract, egg, and marmalade and beat at medium speed until smooth.
Add the flour mixture, oranges, orange zest and chocolate and blend on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix.
Drop by rounded tablespoons onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake 18-22 minutes and maybe longer until the bottoms of the cookies begin to brown and the edges turn golden.
Let cool and then frost if desired.
Notes
This cookie dough is very sticky and would benefit from chilling, if you have time. I baked them without chilling.
