Orange Sugar Cookies With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
Orange Sugar Cookies With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
Cuisine: American
Recipe type: Dessert
Ingredients
- COOKIES
- 1 cup (8 oz.) salted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest, plus 1 Tbsp. fresh juice (from 1 orange)
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2¼ cups (about 9⅝ oz.) all-purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
- ORANGE-CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (Makes about 1 cup)
- ½ (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup (2 oz.) salted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon orange zest, plus 1 tsp. fresh juice (from 1 orange)
- Orange food color gel, if desired
Instructions
- Prepare the Cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Beat in orange zest, juice, and vanilla until fully incorporated.
- Stir together flour and salt in a small bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended after each addition. Place dough on a lightly floured surface, and roll to ¼-inch-thick. Cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Place 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 14 per baking sheet). Reroll scraps once.
- Bake, in batches, in preheated oven until lightly browned on bottom and around edges, 11 to 13 minutes. (Refrigerate second batch while baking first batch.) Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes).
- Meanwhile, prepare the Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting: Beat together cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually add powdered sugar, and beat well. Beat in zest and juice. Beat in 1 to 2 drops orange food color gel, if desired. Use immediately.
- Spread about 1 tablespoon frosting on each cooled cookie, using a small offset spatula.
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Posted by MyRecipes on Tuesday, November 13, 2018