The Christmas Orange Cookies are delicious and easy to make, they are a must during the holiday season. I love making cookies especially during Christmas time, and I make a lot because they are also beautiful gifts!
Check out the cute Santa Claus cookies; they were a hit.
To make the Orange Cookies, it takes very little, just have the classic Christmas cookie cutters. If desired, they can also be glazed or decorated with sugar paste.
Just let your imagination run wild and make them as you like, they will surely be appreciated by both kids and adults.
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- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Economical
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 6/8
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons, Christmas
- Energy 129.60 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 19.39 (g) of which sugars 7.25 (g)
- Proteins 2.52 (g)
- Fat 5.06 (g) of which saturated 3.07 (g)of which unsaturated 1.88 (g)
- Fibers 0.44 (g)
- Sodium 7.85 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 30 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Christmas Orange Cookies
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/2 packet baking powder
- 1 orange (grated zest + juice)
- to taste Vanilla powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup sugar
Tools
- Cookie Cutter
- Large Bowl capacious
- Rolling Pin
Preparation of Christmas Orange Cookies
In a large bowl, pour the sifted flour, a pinch of salt, baking powder, and room temperature butter.
Work the dough with a wooden spoon and add the grated orange, sugar, whole egg + yolk. Mix the ingredients well and slowly add the orange juice with the vanilla extract.
Transfer the dough onto a board and knead with your hands. If it appears too soft, add a little more flour.
Form a nice loaf and wrap it in cling film, now let it rest in the fridge for about half an hour.
After the time has passed, take the loaf out of the fridge and on a floured board roll out a sheet about 3/16 inch thick.
Cut out our cookies with the tree-shaped cutter; if desired, cookies can be made in many Christmas shapes. I almost always prefer the steel cutters.
Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake them at 356°F for about 15 minutes. Always adjust to your oven’s temperature, they should not become too dark on the surface.
Once ready, let them cool on a wire rack and before serving, dust with vanilla powdered sugar and enjoy!
Storing Christmas Orange Cookies
The Christmas Orange Cookies can be stored in a metal tin or glass jar for up to a week, and they will remain crisp. They can be glazed with royal icing or decorated with sugar paste, here you find the tutorial to cover the cookies.
