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I adore orange desserts, it’s one of my favorite flavors. With the holidays drawing near I wanted to try out a cookie recipe I’d been eyeing, only the original was lemon flavored. Now I love a good lemon treat too, but orange was what was calling my name.
I originally came across this recipe for Lemon Crinkle Cookies via Pinterest.
The fine folks over at Gold Medal Flour asked me to try out one of their flour varieties in my cookies.
No better time than the present to try out a new recipe with trusted ingredients!
These cookies are marvelous! While they actually look like they may be a crunchy cookie, they are tender and chewy. Not soft like chocolate chip, but actually chewy! my 20 year old son devoured half the plate in one night!
I always buy unbleached all purpose flour. Everyone has their preference. This is mine. Gold Medal Flour produces several varieties in addition to unbleached all-purpose, such as self-rising, whole wheat, “Better for Bread”, all-purpose organic and white whole wheat flour, among others.
Beat the butter and sugar, then add in vanilla, egg, orange zest, and orange juice. Gradually add the flour mixture.
Scoop out a heaping teaspoon of dough and roll it in your hands. Roll it in powdered sugar and put it on your prepared baking sheet.
Bake them for 10-12 minutes, mine were perfect at 11. The tops of the cookies will look dry and crackled.
One serving = 3 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup Gold Medal Unbleached All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Line insulated baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
- In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Turn mixer down to low and add vanilla, egg, orange zest, and orange juice. Mix until combined then turn up to medium high for one minute. Scrape down sides of bowl and turn mixer on low.
- Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined.
- Place powdered sugar into a small bowl. Measure a heaping teaspoon of dough and roll into a ball then roll it in the powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look dry and crackled. Remove from oven and cool cookies on sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.
Notes from Amanda
Saturated Fat 5.9 g Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5 g Monounsaturated Fat 2.9 g Cholesterol 43.4 mg Sodium 110.5 mg Potassium 33.8 mg Total Carbohydrate 36.9 g Dietary Fiber 0.5 g Sugars 22.5 g Protein 2.7 g
This post was sponsored by Gold Medal Flour but all statements and opinions are my own.
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I must try these! Love this idea, and love any orange flavored cookies.
I love orange too. In fact, I love citrus flavors in my baked goods. Your orange cookies rock.
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Velva
Well, now I want one of those. And while I love all the chocolaty-gooey things associated with the holidays, I love really shaking things up with citrus. ;) I just might have to make these.
Ooooooo, you KNOW I’m gonna have to have me some of these! As for Katrina, well, she can always dip half of them in chocolate. LOL!
That is too funny, I never saw your comment here, but just got on to let Amanda know I made the cookies but dipped them half in chocolate and some I drizzled with melted chocolate and some I left as is. Took them to book group a few weeks ago where we had a cookie swap. I thought they were great!j
The kids will eat these up.. I don’t think I ever had a orange cookie before, going to have to try these
I need to try these, Amanda. I love orange. And cookies that are chewy!
These look so good! I’m always on the lookout for a bright cookie to mix up all the chocolate that goes around this time of year! Look amazing and perfect to use all the awesome oranges right now!
thanks Kelley! Hope I get to see you again in the coming year. Hoping for Orlando again! :)
I totally just made this exact recipe, except I used lime zest and lime juice. The last pan is just coming out of the oven now. Mmm, heavenly :)
Oh my I bet those were good!
Oh my! These little sunny gems are delicious!!! :) Lovely texture and flavor! My daughter made them tonight to add to our Christmas cookie plates. I am certain that we will be making these again. Thank you Amanda!
They sound great! My Mother made a similar cookie when I was very small.
Iam now 70.
I just made the cookies and they were so simple! All stuff I had around the house, which is always awesome :) I had to cook them longer than I expected…more like 12-15 minutes to make sure the middle was cooked all the way through, but they were well worth the wait! Thanks, Amanda :)
I’m so glad you liked them as much as we did!
Hi Amanda, do you know how long these stay fresh? And are they sturdy enough to be shipped long distances? They sound amazing. I have a ton of oranges in my fridge waiting to be used…
I don’t know how long they stay fresh Gloria, mine didn’t last long enough to gauge it ;-) but they are pretty sturdy for shipping!
These were awesome! Thank you for this recipe. I made it without and electric mixer and it came out great.
PS – We loved the cherry cake with cherry cream cheese icing too. My 3 yr old loves cherries and this made her very happy!
Thanks Julie! So glad you enjoyed both recipes! :) :)