Orange Cinnamon Cookies
"Christmas is coming and everyone wants cookies and treats. I love these simple cookies that taste so festive and bright looking. They taste like a hot spiced tea, which is my favorite holiday drink."
photo by Natalja_Z
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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4 dozen
- Serves:
- 48
ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 orange, zest of
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice (from zested orange)
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄3 cup sugar
- 3 tablespoons cinnamon
directions
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Beat 1 cup sugar with the shortening, egg, vanilla and orange zest. Add the orange juice, flour, soda and salt and stir until well combined.
- Combine 1/3 cup sugar with 3 tbs cinnamon. Shape dough into walnut sized balls. Roll in cinnamon sugar and press onto prepared cookie sheets with a glass dipped in cinnamon sugar.
- Bake 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
Questions & Replies
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Do you use regular shortening like Crisco, butter flavored Crisco or butter?
Reviews
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To die for. When combining the sugar and cinnamon, I rarely measure - I tend to like much more cinnamon than most. I tried these without the cinnamon and sugar on the outside and not quite great - good orange cookie. I chilled the dough before rolling them - I have found with cookies this makes it easier for me. I didn't use the glass to press-just my thunb. Soooo good. -
yummy! they're so good. I used only 1/2 cup of sugar. We can really taste the orange in the cookies and the cinnamon around them. That's a great combination. Thanks Jess. Made for Please Review my Recipe -
Well, I'm not sure if there'll be any still around when the 25th rolls around, but I'm working on that! You have A GREAT TASTING COOKIE HERE & a serious keeper-of-a-recipe! Easy to make & wonderful eating! Thanks much for posting it! [Tagged, made & reiewed as a PRESSIE in the Aus/NZ 12 Days of Christmas Recipe Swap]
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These were really quite FANTASTIC cookies. Even though I made them the size of walnuts, they were quite large when done baking. Very nice flavor. I had sticky dough when ready to 'roll' them into walnut size, so I used 'wet hands' to handle them, and it worked out fine. I made these for Round #5 of Operation Baking Gals, so the troops in Iraq will be enjoying these goodies, at least the ones that made it into the box. :) Thanks Jess, into the Keeper Cookie Cookbook with these. Made for Everyday is a Holiday, Dec. 2008. -
Oh my goodness ~ I am addicted to these cookies! I love the subtle orange flavor behind the blend of cinnamon! They are so light and refreshing!! I am a Snicker-doodle for life fan but this twist of orange in these cookies gives me a new favorite! Your recipe using a small cookie scoop (which is so simple to use with the stickier doughs) gave me 52 cookies and then I made another batch and got 52 again! Jess thank you so much for sharing this GEM of a cookie recipe. Found and tagged in the Zaar Chef Alphabet Soup tag game.
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