How To Make Orange Creamsicle Sugar Cookies
These orange sugar cookies have a soft and tender cookie base, a zesty orange infusion, and a smooth cream cheese frosting on top.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2½cupscake flour
- 2tspcornstarch
- 1½tspbaking powder
- ½tspsalt
- ½cupunsalted butter,room temperature
- ¼cupall vegetable shortening,unflavored, at room temperature
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- 1tbsporange zest
- 1large egg
- 1large egg white
- 1tsporange extract
- 1tspvanilla extract
For Frosting:
- 4ozcream cheese,softened
- ¼cupsalted butter,softened
- 1tsporange extract
- 2½cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Cookies:
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt, then set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, whip together ½ cup of butter, shortening, sugar and orange zest on medium speed for about 4 minutes until very pale and fluffy, occasionally scraping down the sides of the bowl.
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Add in the egg and mix until combined, then add the egg white, orange extract and vanilla extract. Stir until combined.
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With the mixer running, slowly add in the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
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Transfer the dough to an airtight container and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F during the last 10 minutes of refrigeration.
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Scoop the dough out and shape into balls, about the size of a golf ball. Place the dough balls on Silpat lined baking sheets and dust tops with flour, then using hands or the bottom of a large measuring cup, flatten the balls into rounds.
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Bake in the oven for 8 to 11 minutes.
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Allow to cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
Frosting:
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip the cream cheese and butter until pale and fluffy.
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Mix in the orange extract, followed by powdered sugar, and blend until well combined and fluffy.
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Frost and garnish the cookies with sprinkles, then serve. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition
- Calories: 298.69kcal
- Fat: 13.11g
- Saturated Fat: 6.90g
- Trans Fat: 0.69g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.82g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.30g
- Carbohydrates: 43.40g
- Fiber: 0.37g
- Sugar: 27.75g
- Protein: 2.57g
- Cholesterol: 37.60mg
- Sodium: 146.80mg
- Calcium: 42.10mg
- Potassium: 40.17mg
- Iron: 1.53mg
- Vitamin A: 92.31µg
- Vitamin C: 0.68mg
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