Orange Crinkle Cookies
Soft and chewy orange crinkle cookies are coated in crackly powdered sugar and filled with sweet citrus flavor. Make the dough, roll it in sugar, and bake!
Ingredients
- ½ cupunsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 cupgranulated sugar
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1egg
- 1 tablespoonorange zest
- 2 tablespoonsfresh orange juice
- ½ teaspoonbaking soda
- ½ teaspoonkosher salt
- 2 cupsall-purpose flour
- ½ cuppowdered sugar
- ½ teaspoonorange extract (optional)
- 1 droporange food coloring (optional)
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- 2
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment mix butter and granulated sugar together on medium speed for 2 minutes until combined.
- 3
Add in the vanilla, egg, zest, orange juice, baking soda, and salt, and mix for 1 minute until incorporated, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
- 4
Turn the mixer to low and add in flour, mixing until just combined.
- 5
Place powdered sugar in a small bowl and set aside.
- 6
Using a small (1-tablespoon) cookie scoop, scoop out cookie dough. Roll each portion into a ball and then place the ball into the bowl of powdered sugar, turning to coat generously. Place the coated dough ball onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough, placing balls 2- inches apart.
- 7
Bake for 8-10 minutes, until the tops of the cookies are set and the powdered sugar is crackly.
- 8
Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.