Name: Best Frosted Orange Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup sugar; 1 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 4 cup all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 2/3 cup orange juice; 5 tablespoon orange zest; 1 can vanilla frosting; orange zest for garnish

Best Frosted Orange Cookies

These classic orange cookies deserve a spot on your dessert table.

By: Recipelion.com Test Kitchen

6 Comments

Orange Cookies

By: Recipelion.com Test Kitchen

Light, fluffy, and full of sweet citrus flavor, these frosted orange cookies are a classic for a reason. They remind us of the holidays, when a plate of orange cookies always makes its way to the dessert table. We think that this version is worthy of any holiday party, and we hope you do too.

One of the reasons we like this recipe so much is that it's very simple to make. The cookies are made from scratch, and so you get that rich homemade flavor. But we've skipped a homemade icing in favor of a time-saving canned vanilla frosting. Be sure to garnish with some extra orange zest, and these cookies willl be so flavorful that no one will know that they get a little help from the store.

Preparation Time20 min

Cooking Time8 min

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup orange juice
5 tablespoons orange zest
1 can vanilla frosting
orange zest for garnish

Frosted Orange Cookie Recipe

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In large bowl of a stand mixer, beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
Add sour cream and eggs and beat to combine.
Add flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, orange juice and orange zest. Beat to combine.
Using a 1-2 tablespoon ice cream scoop, drop dough onto parchment lined cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 minutes, or until edges are slightly browned.
Allow cookies to cool and then frost with vanilla frosting and sprinkle with orange zest.

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Zeemer

Oct 12, 2018

I like cookies and I think I will like this Frosted Orange cookies for its simplicity and plainness. My granddaughter who likes simple food meaning no frills, no icing, no frosting, she might like this kind of cookies. Personally I like it very much.

Princess Carolyn

Aug 31, 2018

These were so good! I loved the cakey texture of the cookies, and the frosting was the perfect sweet topping.

AmyJackson

Aug 02, 2018

These were so tasty! Almost cake-like in consistency, but they don't crumble or fall apart in your hands. Perfect.

KLC

Aug 02, 2018

I normally don't go for orange flavored things, especially cookies but these were delicious. And the cookie itself was so moist, almost like a muffin or a cake. I want to put that frosting on everything.

Blando Calrissian

Aug 01, 2018

These taste like an orange creamsicle! The cookies were light and airy and reminded me of Amish buttermilk cookies!

kblindt 8571579

Aug 01, 2018

Delicious! Soft cookies with creamy frosting...what's not to love???