Butter Cookie Recipes - Orange Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup/150 g butter, softened

• 1/2 cup/100 g granulated sugar

• 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten

• 1 2/3 cups/400 g all purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 2 tbsp fresh orange juice

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Method:

1. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

2. Add the egg yolk, beating until just blended. Mix in the flour, salt, and orange juice until well blended. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

3. Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/gas 5. Butter two cookie sheets. Fit a pastry bag with a 1-inch (2.5-cm) star tip.

4. Fill the pastry bag, twist the opening tightly closed, and squeeze out four long strips on each sheet, spacing them at least 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheets.

5. Use a sharp knife to score each strip at 2 1/2-inch (6-cm) intervals.

6. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 8-10 minutes, or until just golden. Cut up the cookies along the scored lines.

7. Cool on the sheet until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks to finish cooling.