Best Aunt Bessies Frosted Fresh Orange Cookies Recipes

Outrageously Moist Orange Cookies image

Provided by Dee Stillwell

Categories Cookies

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 c butter, softened
2 c sugar
2 large eggs
juice & zest of 1 large sweet orange
1 c milk
1 tsp orange emulsion (can use extract)
4 c all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
FROSTING
2 c powdered sugar
2 Tbsp butter, softened
1 pinch salt
zest and juice of 1/2 of an orange or to make it spreadable

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper. Zest and juice oranges.
2. Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs, orange juice, zest, and mix.
3. Sift dry ingredients together.
4. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to form a soft dough.
5. Scoop cookies onto cookie sheets. Bake for approx 10 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes and remove to a cooling rack.
6. While cookies finish cooling, make the frosting. Whisk all frosting ingredients together until smooth and creamy.
7. Spread on cookies and let sit to dry. Enjoy!

Frosted Orange Cookies image

Provided by ratherbeswimmin

Time 51m

Yield 102 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs, beaten
1 (8 ounce) carton sour cream
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
3 tablespoons orange juice
4 cups all-purpose flour, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 (16 ounce) package powdered sugar, sifted
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
5 tablespoons orange juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

Combine first 4 ingredients in a large bowl; beat until smooth and creamy.
Add orange rind and juice; beat well.
Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture, beating well.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets; bake at 350 degrees for 14-16 minutes or until edges just begin to brown.
Cool on wire racks.
Spread tops of cookies with orange glaze.
Orange Glaze: Combine all ingredients; beat until smooth.

Fresh Orange Cookies With Orange Glaze image

Provided by RunninLion

Categories Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 5 dozen cookies, 20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
3 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup orange juice
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375°F.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and sour cream until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time then add orange zest.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into sugar-sour cream mixture, alternating with orange juice.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets or in madeleine-style pans.
Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving to wire cooling rack.
In a small bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and orange zest. Mix in orange juice, 1 Tbs. at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 332.8, Fat 14.5, SaturatedFat 8.8, Cholesterol 55.1, Sodium 158.1, Carbohydrate 47.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 28.1, Protein 3.7

Aunt Bessie's Frosted Fresh Orange Cookies image

Provided by Kathie Carr

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 15

COOKIES:
2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c softened butter (original recipe called for lard)
1 c buttermilk or sour milk
1 pinch of salt
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 grated orange rind (use 1/2 in cookies and 1/2 in icing)
ICING:
1 c powdered sugar
1 Tbsp orange juice (or enough to make a glaze type icing for cookies)
1/2 of orange rind (left from cookies)
2-3 drops yellow food coloring, optional

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all cookie ingredients and mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoons full onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes.
2. Mix powdered sugar with enough orange juice to form a glaze type icing. Add left over orange rind from making cookies and food coloring if used. Spread on warm cookies.