Make and share this Italian Orange Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Chef Gorete
Categories Dessert
Time 37m
Yield 72 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Cream the shortening then beat in the juice, sugar, orange extract and orange zest (mixture will appear curdled) until well combined. Blend in the eggs and beat well.
- Mix in all of the baking powder and flour, 1 cup at a time, blending well. Once you've added 6 cups of flour, add the remaining flour just until mixture can be rolled into a ball (batter will be sticky).
- Refrigerate the dough covered for several hours or even overnight.
- Fill a low dish with sifted icing sugar. Using a small cookie scoop. scoop several balls of the cold dough into a plate. Roll the cookies into a smooth ball then roll in the icing sugar. Place the cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet, about 2 " apart.
- Bake for 12 - 15 minutes, rotating the baking trays half way through the baking process. Do not overbake, cookies should be light in colour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 92.4, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.9, Cholesterol 15.5, Sodium 31.4, Carbohydrate 13.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 5.2, Protein 1.6
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