Orange Thumbprint Cookies

Submitted by VeggieHippie

"An adaptation of thumbprints with orange flavroing and orange marmalade. Delicious and beautiful gifts for the holidays."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 20-24

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons orange extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄4 cup cornstarch
• orange marmalade

directions

1. cream butter and shortening.
2. slowly add powdered sugar while creaming (occasoinally scrape down bowl with spatula).
3. add flavoring.
4. stir in flour & cornstarch (dogh will be very thick).
5. refridgerate over night.
6. preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. take pieces of dough and roll them into balls about 1/2-3/4" in size. place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
8. make a small indentation in cookies with back of wooden spoon (prettier looking than using your thumbs).
9. fill depressions with orangel marmalade.
10. bake on middle rack for 10-15 minutes or until beginning to look slightly golden on bottoms.
11. remove from cookie sheet to cool on racks.

Reviews

[Ameliahead]

Yum! These are so good! I am not a huge cookie person, but I could eat about 10 of these in one sitting. I think I will try them again with another flavoring sometime; maybe raspberry?