Crites Family Stuff

Description

This cookie was entered in the 2013 Family Reunion Cookie Contest.

Ingredients for 36 servings

• 2.5 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• .25 tsp salt
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tbsp orange zest
• 2 tbsp fresh orange juice
• 1 egg

Glaze:

• 1.5 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• Fresh orange juice

Steps

1. In a medium bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix sugar and zest. Rub together with your fingers until zest is throughout the sugar. The sugar will become moist from the oils being released. Using a mixer, cream the butter and orange zest sugar. Add egg and orange juice. Slowly add dry ingredients until well incorporated. Chill dough for an hour or overnight.
2. Scoop onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper and roll into smooth round balls. Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or until very lightly golden on the bottoms. Don't over bake or they will be a bit dry and lose the perfect texture.
3. Mix the powdered sugar, orange zest and enough orange juice to get a glaze consistency and beat until smooth and creamy. Pour glaze over the tops of the cookies and let set.

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