Delicious, super easy, fragrant citrus cookies
These citrus cookies are super light, refreshing, and flavourful. The fresh aroma from the lemon and orange zest makes these cookies a perfect summer snack and also they pair perfectly with a cup of hot tea in the wintertime.
About This Recipe
- These cookies are very easy to make and do not need any fancy equipment or ingredients.
- This recipe uses the basic ingredients that we usually need to make cookies, such as butter, sugar, egg, flour, baking powder, baking soda, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Apart from those basic ingredients, these citrus cookies use a couple of teaspoons of lemon zest as well as orange zest. The natural and delicious aroma of the citrus zest is very powerful and distinct.
- If you are making this recipe when there is no citrus fruit around, You can always use one tablespoon of orange extract to substitute the zest.
- These cookies do not require chilling time, however, if you leave them in the fridge for 10-15 minutes, will prevent the cookies from expanding too much.
How To Make These Citrus Cookies
- Sift together all the dry ingredients and set aside.
- Add the orange and lemon zest to the sugar and massage the grated zest into the flour mixture. This will help release the aroma from the zest.
- Cream the butter and sugar, then add the egg and the extracts. Mix well.
- Using a rubber spatula, add the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated.
- Make small globes and place them on the baking sheet. Chill them for 10-25 minutes.
- In the meantime, preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line the baking sheets with parchment paper.
- After 10 minutes, roll them in the sifted powdered sugar and place them on the lined baking sheet. Leave a 2-inch space between them.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for ten minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
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Storing: Keep these cookies in an airtight container and a cool place for up to one week.
Disclaimer: I highly recommend using the measurements in grams & ml (instead of cups & spoons) for more accuracy and better results.
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📖 Recipe
Citrus Recipe
Delicious, super easy, fragrant citrus cookies
Ingredients
- ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 Egg, Room temperature
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon Orange extract, Optional
- 1¾ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon Orange zest
- ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder
- ⅛ teaspoon Baking Soda
- ¼ teaspoon Salt
- ½ cup Powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, and line a baking sheet with a silk pad or parchment paper and set them aside.
- Sift together all the dry ingredients and set aside.1¾ cup All-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon Baking Powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ⅛ teaspoon Baking Soda
- Add the orange and lemon zest to the sugar and massage the grated zest into the flour mixture. This will help release the aroma from the zest.1 teaspoon Lemon zest, 1 teaspoon Orange zest, 1 cup Sugar
- Cream the butter and sugar together, until light and fluffy.½ cup Butter
- Add the egg and the extracts, and mix.½ teaspoon Vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon Orange extract, 1 Egg
- Using a rubber spatula add the dry ingredients and mix. DO NOT OVERMIX.
- Make small globes, the size of a small tangerine, Place them on a sheet and chill for 10-15 minutes.
- Roll the balls in the sifted powdered sugar and bake for 10 minutes, or until the edges are set, and the top is crackled.½ cup Powdered sugar
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes, then transfer to the cooling rack.
- Let the cookies sit on the baking sheet for ten minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool down completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 117kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 15mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 154IUVitamin C: 0.3mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 0.5mg
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