Cookie Recipes - Orange-Glazed Nut Cookies Recipe

  
 

Nut and Spice Cookie Recipes - Orange-Glazed Nut Cookies

 

Ingredients 

  • 1 large egg white

  • 1/8 tsp salt

  • 1/2 cup/100 g superfine/caster sugar

  • 1 cup/150 g finely ground hazelnuts + more as needed

  • 1 cup/150 g finely ground almonds+ more as needed

  • 1/2 cup/50 g coarsely chopped pistachios

  • 2 tsp finely chopped candied peel 

ORANGE GLAZE:

  • 2/3 cup/100 ml confectioners'/icing sugar

  • 1 tbsp orange juice

  • grated zest of 1/2 orange

Method:

  1. Beat the egg white and salt in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until frothy.

  2. With mixer at high speed, gradually add the superfine sugar, beating until stiff, glossy peaks form.

  3. Use a large rubber spatula to fold in the hazelnuts, almonds, pistachios, and candied peel to form a stiff dough. Add more ground nuts if the dough is very sticky.

  4. Press the dough into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 300°F/150°C/ gas 2. Line three cookie sheets with parchment paper.

  5. Roll out the dough between sheets of waxed paper dusted with confectioners' sugar to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm).  Cut into 2 x 3/4-inch (5 x 4-cm) strips.

  6. Gather the dough scraps, re-roll, and continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

  7. Use a spatula to transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

  8. Bake, one sheet at a time, for 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown. Transfer to racks to cool.

  9. Orange Glaze: Mix the confectioners' sugar, orange juice, and orange zest in a small bowl. Dip the cookies halfway into the glaze and let stand for 30 minutes until set.