Back to baking again…ORANGE SHORTBREAD COOKIES
ORANGE SHORTBREAD COOKIES
The recipe is quite similar to the Lime Shortbread Cookies one I posted a few days ago; except there are no twists to the original recipe this time, but for the shapes. If you haven’t got cookie cutters, worry not! Just cut the rolled out dough into fingers with a sharp knife, place the fingers on the tray, prick the tops with a fork & bake. Great with a cuppa tea or coffee… or wrapped as a gift. Always appreciated!!
Butter – 1/2 cup (room temperature)
Method:
- Preheat the oven to 190 degrees C. Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Beat the butter & sugar till creamy & soft.I do this by hand.
- Beat in the orange zest. (I do this too by hand & don’t use the mixer at all for this recipe).
- Gradually add the flour and gently pull the dough in together to form a soft ball.
- Roll out on a lightly floured surface to about 1/2 ” thickness ( for sandwich cookies I roll to a 1/4 ” thickness).
- Put on the baking sheet,sprinkle with castor sugar, & bake for about 20 minutes till golden brown.
- Remove to a cookie rack to cool. Drizzle with melted chocolate if you like.
- Makes about 2-3 dozen.
Here’s another one for your Christmas cookie collection Susan. For those who haven’t been there, do drop by at Food Blogga to see the cookies ‘flying in thick & fast’ from all over the world for Susan’s ‘Eat Christmas Cookies’ blog event!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
4 Comments
Suganya
I love the chocolate drizzle. It makes it very festive.
Susan from Food Blogga
Orange and chocolate are a brilliant flavor combination. Theses] star shape treats will be a merry addition to Eat Christmas Cookies. Many thanks for sweetening my day, Deeba. And good luck on winning Sherry Yard’s cookbook. -Susan
Rachel
Your family is such a lucky family for all the goodies baked so fresh and warm from the oven.
meeso
The orange flavor sounds so great! And it must be so subtle and perfect coming right from the rind.