Best Orange Poppyseed Cookies Recipes

ORANGE POPPY SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, poppy seeds and orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Shape into two 10-in. rolls; roll each in colored sugar and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm., Cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 9-11 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Cool for 3 minutes before removing to wire racks. Store in airtight containers.

ORANGE-POPPY SEED COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• Beat butter with orange zest until it whitens and holds soft peaks.
• Beat in sugar until well blended.
• Whisk together yolks and vanilla.
• Add to butter mixture and mix scraping down sides as necessary.
• Add flour and poppy seeds mixing only to combine Divide dough into 4 pieces and Roll into 4 logs, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
• Dough should be frozen for 30 minutes so that it can be easily cut or you can freeze, wrapped well for later use.
• Slice 3/8 inch rounds.
• Bake on a parchment lined sheet pan until firm and lightly and evenly browned- about 12-15 minutes.
• The cookies must be cooked through to be tender.

BLOOD ORANGE POPPY SEED WINDOW COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine flour, poppy seeds, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Whisk to combine, and set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and granulated sugar on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add egg yolks and vanilla, then beat on medium speed until well combined, scraping the bowl as needed.
• Add half the flour mixture and beat on low speed, drizzling in the buttermilk. Add remaining flour mixture and beat on low speed just until combined, then increase speed and beat until dough starts to clump together. Scrape the bowl and fold dough a few times to make sure everything is well combined. Divide into two equal balls, flatten into disks, wrap in plastic wrap and chill until firm, at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
• Generously flour a silicone baking mat or sheet of parchment paper. Place one disk of dough in center and dust both sides of the dough and rolling pin with flour. Working quickly, roll dough until slightly thicker than 1/8 inch. Slide onto baking sheet (do this any time the dough feels too soft or sticky). Chill in freezer until firm, about 10 minutes. Repeat process with second disk of dough.
• Flour two cookie cutters in the shape of your choice, one larger, measuring about 2 to 2 1/2 inches, and one smaller, measuring about 1 to 1 1/2 inches.
• Using the larger cutter, cut one of the dough sheets in this shape, flouring the cutter frequently. These will be the bottoms of the cookies. Lift off excess dough, knead and chill to re-roll for more cookies, if desired. Spread them out so there is a little space in between. (If the dough is soft and too delicate, chill it in the freezer to be able to move it more easily without distorting its shape.) Chill tray of cut cookie bottoms in freezer until firm, about 10 minutes.
• For cookie tops, repeat Step 6 with remaining dough, again using the larger cutter. Then, using the smaller cutter, cut a "window" or a center hole in the tops of each cookie. (If the dough cracks, just a wait a moment or two to let it warm up.) Chill tray of cookie tops. Count as you go to make sure you have an equal number of solid bottoms and "window" tops. (You should have about 2 dozen of each.)
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Bake cookies until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. (The more delicate "window" cookies will bake faster, so you will want to remove them from the oven first.) Let cool a few minutes on the baking sheets and transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
• Place marmalade in a small microwaveable bowl, and microwave 30 seconds to loosen, or transfer to a small saucepan and heat over medium-low until warmed, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir a few times, then strain out the solids, if desired. Let marmalade cool until thicker. (You can speed this up by popping it in the freezer for 15 minutes.)
• Place the cookie bottoms on a parchment- or wax-lined baking sheet, flat-side down. Using an offset spatula or small spoon, spread 1 scant teaspoon marmalade on each bottom cookie, and top with a windowed cookie. Lightly dust with confectioners' sugar, if desired. (It will stick to the cookie and melt on the marmalade.) Sprinkle marmalade with a few more poppy seeds. Store in an airtight container or tin between layers of parchment or wax paper until serving. Cookies will keep at room temperature for 1 week.

ORANGE POPPY SEED BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, ground almonds, poppy seeds, baking powder and baking soda) together in a bowl.
• Combine the zest, egg, egg whites and extract in a second bowl. Add the dry mixture and mix well. Form the dough into 2 logs each 8-9 inches long.
• Place logs onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool slightly and cut diagonally into 1/2 inch slices. Put cut slices soft sides down back on the cookie sheets and bake slices another 8 to 10 minutes until dry.
• Cool completely and store in an airtight container.

POPPY SEED COOKIES II

Steps:

• Combine the butter, sugar, egg yolks, lemon or orange zest, nutmeg and salt. Beat until light and fluffy.
• Sift the flour, then add it and the poppy seeds to the butter mixture. Mix until just combined.
• Divide dough into 4 equal parts. Form each piece into a 2 inch diameter cylinder and wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours or until firm. At this point you can freeze the dough for later use.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cut dough cylinders into 1/4 inch thick slices and place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 9 minutes. Let cookies cool on sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool. Once cool, store in an airtight container.

ORANGE POPPY SEED SPIRALS

Steps:

• Bring dough to room temperature. Place between two 12-by-14-inch pieces of parchment; roll out to an 8-by-12-inch rectangle. Transfer to a baking sheet; chill 30 minutes.
• Transfer dough to a clean work surface. Remove top piece of parchment; sprinkle poppy seeds over top. Using bottom parchment to support dough, fold bottom edge to meet middle. Fold over 2 more times, forming a 1-inch-tall rectangle. Wrap; chill at least 2 hours.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Remove parchment from dough, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick squares. Place on baking sheets, spaced 2 inches apart.
• Bake cookies until edges turn light golden, about 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Bake or freeze remaining dough. Store in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.