Grandma Brubaker's Orange Cookies
Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar, for dusting
Instructions:
Warm the oven up to 350F 175C and put parchment paper on baking sheets
Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a bowl with a whisk
On a different large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until they are light and fluffy
Add the orange juice, orange zest, egg, and vanilla extract and beat until everything is well mixed
Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix them in until they are just combined
Add the chopped nuts if you want to
Place spoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on the baking sheets that have been prepared
After the oven is hot, bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden
After taking the cookies out of the oven, let them cool for a few minutes on the baking sheets before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way down
Sprinkle powdered sugar over the cookies after they have cooled
Have fun with these tasty orange cookies!
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