Cookie Recipes - Orange-Glazed Cookies Recipe

  
 

Butter Cookie Recipes - Orange-Glazed Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

BUTTER COOKIES:

  • 1 cup/150 g all purpose/plain flour

  • 1/8 tsp salt

  • 6 tbsp butter, softened

  • 1/4 cup/50 g granulated sugar

  • 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten

  • 2 tbsp sour cream

  • 1/4 tsp almond extract/essence

ORANGE GLAZE:

  • 6 tbsp confectioners'/icing sugar

  • 2 tbsp fresh orange juice

  • 1/4 cup/60 g apricot preserves

Method:

  1. Butter Cookies: Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C/gas 5. Set out two cookie sheets.

  2. Sift the flour and salt into a medium bowl. Beat the butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until creamy.

  3. Add the egg yolk, beating until just blended. Beat in the sour cream and almond extract. Mix in the dry ingredients to form a smooth dough.

  4. Insert a Christmas tree design plate into a cookie press by sliding it into the head and locking in place.

  5. Press out the cookies, spacing about 1/2 inch (1 cm) apart on the cookie sheets. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly browned.

  6. Orange Glaze: Mix the confectioners' sugar and orange juice in a small bowl. Warm the apricot preserves in a small saucepan over low heat until liquid.

  7. Brush the cookies with a little preserves, followed by the orange glaze.

  8. Bake for 5 minutes more, or until the glaze begins to crystallize. Cool on the sheets until the cookies firm slightly. Transfer to racks to finish cooling.