Easy Recipe For Orange Cookies

These soft, buttery Orange Cookies are so easy to make and will melt in your mouth. Thanks to the orange zest and orange juice, they’re filled with bright citrus flavor. All you need are a few simple ingredients, and you’ll have these cookies in no time. You don’t even have to chill the dough beforehand; just scoop and bake!

Soft and fluffy, these glazed orange cookies are such a delightful sweet treat. They are perfectly infused with bright orange flavors and then generously topped with a zesty orange icing. These citrusy cookies are so easy to make; they’re great for when guests stop by or for serving at any upcoming holidays.

These cookies are excellent for brightening your day with some sunny citrus flavors. They don’t require any special ingredients and the cookie dough comes together quickly with a mixer. Light and refreshing, you’ll want to eat cookie after cookie. If you’ve got extra fresh oranges to use up, then try my cranberry orange bread recipe, orange cake recipe, or my cranberry orange muffins.

Easy Orange Cookies Recipe

Baking powder — make sure to use fresh baking powder as it helps the cookies spread up and out. Baking powder also helps give the orange cookies a more cake-like texture.

Butter — plan ahead by taking the butter out of the fridge to soften to room temperature. Room temperature creams more smoothly. Also, double-check it is unsalted butter as there is already salt added to the recipe.

Orange — since this orange cookie recipe needs orange zest, you might as well juice the orange afterward! Fresh orange zest adds a ton of citrusy, tangy flavor as the peels have more oil in them than juice, so it’s more flavorful than just fresh orange juice.

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Powdered sugar — the sugar sweetens and thickens the glaze. If you do not have any on hand, see my post on how to make powdered sugar at home.

2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the sugar, butter, and zest together on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

4. Whisk together the all purpose flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture.

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6. Scoop the orange cookie dough into 1 tablespoon cookie dough balls onto the lined cookie sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Bake 1 sheet at a time for 10 minutes, or the centers appear dry and firm.

8. Spread the glaze over the top of each one of the cooled orange cookies. Let cookies stand until the glaze has set, about 20 minutes.

You can store leftover orange cookies frosted or unfrosted in a tightly sealed airtight container for 5 days. Let the glaze harden completely before storing, or they’ll stick together. I recommend placing sheets of wax paper or parchment paper on the cookies if you’re layering them in a container.

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You can freeze this orange cookie recipe, just make sure they’re thoroughly cooled, and the icing has set beforehand. Place the cookies on a lined sheet pan in the freezer until the cookies are completely frozen. Transfer the orange cookies to an airtight container with parchment or wax paper between the layers of cookies, and freeze for up to 3 months.

There are a few ways to make this orange cookie recipe ahead of time. Refrigerate the dough for up to 3 days. Scoop and bake when ready. Alternatively, freeze the dough on a lined sheet pan after scooping. Transfer the frozen dough balls into a freezer-safe ziptop bag and freeze for up to 3 months. You can bake the cookies from frozen, with a couple of additional minutes.

If you’ve tried this iced Orange Cookies recipe, then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!

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Filled with bright citrus flavor, these Orange Cookies are a delightful dessert everyone will love. Perfect for any occasion, these soft and fluffy cookies will melt in your mouth.

Calories: 126 kcal | Carbohydrates: 20 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 19 mg | Sodium: 75 mg | Potassium: 29 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 12 g | Vitamin A: 160 IU | Vitamin C: 4 mg | Calcium: 19 mg | Iron: 1 mgIf you are a fan of citrus, then these Orange cookies are for you! They have a soft melt-in-your-mouth texture and a delicious fresh orange flavor.

These are simple butter biscuits with a fantastic zing to them. They are simple to make yet deliver amazing zesty flavors. These cookies have orange zest, fresh orange juice, and orange extract to ensure you get a great orange flavor. They all add different levels of orangeness to the cookies.

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They make an excellent cookie for afternoon tea, and as there is no need to chill the cookie dough, you can eat the finished cookie in 30 minutes!

Pushing as much orange into the cookies with orange zest, fresh orange juice and orange extract adds a fresh bright zingy orange flavor to the cookies. And the three orange elements add different things to the flavor of these cookies.

The three layers of orange really amp up the flavor of orange, but there is one last trick that adds extra depth to the cookies. Mix the orange zest with the sugar for several minutes before it is creamed with the butter. This helps the zest to release all the natural oils, and perfumes the sugar with orange; this carries through the entire biscuit and gives you a super orangy cookie.

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The orange cookies can be stored in an airtight container and kept at room temperature for up to three days. Or store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.

The cookies can be kept for three months in the freezer. Then, place them in an airtight container or freezer bag. To make defrosting the cookies simple, either individually wrap them in glad wrap or sandwich them with parchment paper before freezing.

These are simple butter biscuits with a fantastic zing to them. They are simple to make yet deliver amazing zesty flavors. These cookies have orange zest, fresh orange juice, and orange extract to ensure you get a great orange flavor. They make an excellent cookie for afternoon tea, and as there is no need to chill the cookie dough, you can eat the finished citrus cookie in 30 minutes!

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Calories: 106 kcal | Carbohydrates: 13 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 5 g | Saturated Fat: 3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1 g | Trans Fat: 0.2 g | Cholesterol: 20 mg | Sodium: 53 mg | Potassium: 19 mg | Fiber: 0.3 g | Sugar: 8.6 g | Vitamin A: 173 IU | Vitamin C: 3.7 mg | Calcium: 5 mg | Iron: 0.4 mg