Orange Ginger Cookies

Before Christmas became the tradition it is today, oranges and ginger cakes were a rare gift for European children. Orange Ginger Cookies commemorate that tradition with the original flavors in the form of these citrus spice cookies.

Notes

Yields about 5 dozen cookies.

Ingredients

1 cup butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 cups flour

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Combine butter, sugar, egg yolk, orange peel, ginger, vanilla and salt, mix well.
Stir in flour to form a soft dough.
Fill cookie press with dough. Press into desired shapes on ungreased cookie sheets; decorate as desired.
Bake in a preheated 400F oven for 10 minutes, until set but not brown.

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May 19, 2013

I tried this recipe because the flavor combination sounded great, but I was really disappointed. They had no flavor, I tasted no orange or ginger. I even added extra orange peel, but they had no flavor. The cookies also would not stick to the pan when using the cookie press. I will not be making them again.