Orange Meltaway Cookies
These Orange Meltaway Cookies are fabulous melt-in-your-mouth-cookies, with a refreshing orange flavor that will keep you coming back for more!
Servings: 3 dozen
Calories: 254kcal
Ingredients
- FOR THE COOKIES:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 sticks butter softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 3 teaspoons Orange Emulsion can sub orange extract
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 Tablespoon milk
- 2 teaspoons orange emulsion
- 1 teaspoon fresh grated orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk together dry ingredients for the cookies, set aside.
- In your mixer, cream together: butter, sugar, egg and orange extract. Slowly add in the dry ingredients, and mix until smooth.
- To form cookies, roll into balls, and press to flatten with the bottom of a glass.
- Bake for 7-8 minutes. Watch closely as ovens will vary. When the edges begin to golden take them out, they are done!
- Cool on a wire rack while you prepare the glaze.
- For the glaze, mix together ingredients, "frost" or drizzle on warm cookies. Glaze will set while cookies cool completely.
Notes
Hint: zap your glaze in the microwave for a couple of seconds, it's spreads nicer and set up better!
Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 47mg | Sodium: 247mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 16g