Vanilla-Orange Cookies. In a mixing bowl, fitted with paddle attachment, add butter and powdered sugar. Add vanilla bean paste and orange zest and beat to combine. Last year it was the chocolate snowball cookies. This year it will be these melt-in-your-mouth orange vanilla cookies. I love citrus flavor treats, especially orange, around Christmas time and these cookies are bursting with orange flavor from the freshly grated orange zest.
In a mixing bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In another mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together until smooth.
Lightly grease two baking sheets, or line them with parchment.
You can have Vanilla-Orange Cookies using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Vanilla-Orange Cookies
- Prepare 220 g of flour.
- It's 110 g of soft butter.
- It's 100 g of powdered sugar.
- Prepare 30 ml of freshly squeezed orange juice.
- It's 1 of egg.
- It's 1 tablespoon of vanilla essence.
- You need 1 tablespoon of orange zest (optional).
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
- You need 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda.
These soft and chewy sugar cookies are made with vanilla bean and orange zest. Orange and vanilla flavors in these cookies is exquisite. These are delicious no bake cookies to make for the holidays! Put the vanilla wafers in a large food storage bag and crush them with a rolling pin, or pulse them in the food processor until you have fine crumbs.
Vanilla-Orange Cookies step by step
- Measure your ingredients. Sift your flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda together in a separate bowl and set aside..
- In a larger bowl beat the butter until it is very soft. Sift in your icing sugar and beat well until its incorporated and almost double in size. Remember to scrape the sides of your bowl frequently..
- Beat your egg and add in the vanilla essence. Add the egg mixture and orange juice to the butter mixture and mix until incorporated. Add your flour in batches as you mix. Use a mwiko/spatula to do the final folding after all the flour is incorporated. Cover your cookie dough and let it rest in the fridge for 15 minutes. Preheat oven at 180 degrees Celsius..
- Butter and dust your baking tray. Roll out equal pieces of the dough into small balls and place them on the baking tray a few inches apart. Gently pat them down and bake in a preheated oven for 15 minutes until golden brown..
- Allow the cookies to cool in the tray before gently removing and transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Serve and enjoy when completely cooled 😍.
In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice and zest. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in orange zest and vanilla.