Orange Juice Crinkle Cookies

Join me on a citrusy adventure with these Orange Juice Crinkle Cookies. They are the perfect treat to brighten up any day and tickle your taste buds with a burst of fresh flavor.

First things first, we start off with the zest of one orange combined with sugar to create the magical ingredient known as orange sugar. It’s like regular sugar, but with a zesty twist that’ll make your taste buds dance with delight.

Next up, we’ve got the wet ingredients – an egg beaten with orange juice. It’s like a little sunshine in a bowl, ready to bring a burst of citrusy goodness to our cookie dough.

After chilling the dough for an hour (because even cookie dough needs a little chill time), it’s time to get our hands dirty. We roll the dough into balls, because who doesn’t love playing with dough? Then, we roll each ball in granulated sugar and powdered sugar, because why settle for just one kind of sugar when you can have two?

The result? A powdered sugar-dusted crinkle cookie that’s bursting with fresh orange flavor. It’s like taking a bite out of a juicy orange, but without all the mess!

But wait, there’s more! These cookies are ripe for additions. Add nuts, dried fruit, or chocolate chips – or why not throw them all in together for a flavor explosion? The possibilities are endless, but let’s be real, these cookies are delicious on their own.

And the best part? The recipe is simple to make. So whether it’s spring, summer, fall, or winter, you can whip up a batch of these cookies in no time and have a little taste of sunshine whenever you need it. So go ahead, treat yourself to a cookie (or two, or three).

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Orange Juice Crinkle Cookies

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword citrus cookies, crinkle cookies, orange cookies, orange juice cookies

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Chill Time 1 hour

Servings 1.5 dozen

Author Lora Wiley-Lennartz

Ingredients

• 1+ 1/2 cups flour
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1 orange
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter room temperature
• 1/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Whisk together the flour and baking powder
2. Grate the peel from the whole orange and mix it with 1/2 cup granulated sugar.
3. Beat the butter until light and creamy.
4. Whisk the orange juice and egg together. Add to the butter.
5. Beat in the orange sugar.
6. Sift the dry ingredients into the mixture. Beat until combined.
7. Wrap the dough. Chill for 1 hour
8. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
9. Add the remaining granulated sugar and powdered sugar into 2 separate bowls.
10. Form the dough into balls. Roll them first in the granulated sugar and then into the powdered sugar.
11. Place on the baking sheets.

12. Bake for 15 minutes.

13. Remove the cookies from the oven.
14. Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

15. Plate & Serve.

Orange Juice Crinkle Cookies

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