Orange Spice Cookies
These cookies make a fantastic entry into the Christmas cookie category, with a distinctive orange marmalade glaze applied while the cookies are still warm. They taste a treat and are really worth going through the extra step to make it taste just so.
Ingredients:
1 cup granulated sugar
4 ounces butter, softened
1/2 cup shortening
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
3 tablespoons finely grated orange zest
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
Marmalade Glaze:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/3 cup orange marmalade
finely chopped pecans
Heat oven to 350°.
In mixing bowl, cream sugar, butter, and shortening. Blend in chopped pecans and orange zest. Stir flour before measuring; combine in a separate bowl with baking powder, spices, and salt. Then carefully stir into the creamed mixture until well blended.
Roll dough out to a rectangle, about 15 x 12-inch rectangle. Cut into 2×1-inch rectangles or 1 1/2 to 2-inch circles. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for about 9 to 11 minutes. Cool for 1 minute; remove from pan to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar with marmalade. Spread glaze over cookies. Sprinkle lightly with chopped pecans.
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