Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 2/3 cup butter (cold)
  • 2/3 cup shortening (room temp)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tablespoon orange extract
  • Zest of two oranges
  • Juice of 1/4 of an orange
  • 2 3/4 cup cake flour
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Extra sugar for rolling .. natural sugar or colored sugar works really well.. about 1/3 cup

Instruction

  • Cream together sugar, butter and shortening until light and fluffy.
  • Stir in your eggs one at a time and then your orange extract, orange zest and orange juice.
  • In a separate bowl, combine both of your flours, cornstarch, baking powder and salt.
  • Slowly add dry ingredients in small increments to your butter mixture until all of your dry ingredients are incorporated.
  • Chill batter in the refrigerator for 1 hr or you can place in the freezer for 20 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease a cookie sheet with non-stick spray or cover in parchment paper.
  • Add 1/3 cup of sugar to a separate bowl for rolling.
  • Remove and then roll dough into 1 inch balls and then roll the balls through the extra sugar.
  • Place cookies on the cookie sheet and bake for 8 minutes.. no more, no less! They will seem under-cooked but trust me, they will firm up as they cool.
  • Remove from oven and let sit for 1 minute before moving the cookies to a cooling rack
  • Once cooled, store cookies in an airtight container