These orange crinkle cookies are chewy and delicious, and also fun to make. Full of orange flavor, they are a beautiful addition to your Christmas cookie platter or gift boxes. I like to make these, my sugar cookies, and of course these peanut butter cookies for the holidays.
Orange Crinkle Cookie Recipe
You may never have heard of orange crinkle cookies. Maybe lemon crinkle cookies? Well this is basically the same recipe, only I subbed orange for lemon. This recipe makes 24 cookies. I love the orange flavor of my orange chocolate chip cookies, so I knew these would be great too.
Baking tips
- Remember to always measure flour with the scoop and sweep method. One cup weighs 4.25 ounces.
- Softened butter means take it from the fridge 20 minutes before using it. You should be able to press your finger into the stick and make a small indentation.
- Insulated baking sheets will give you the most even baking, they are my favorite!
- My cookie scoop is roughly one-tablespoon.
- To make Lemon Crinkle Cookies simply substitute the same amount of lemon zest and lemon juice for the orange in this recipe.
Ingredients you need for Orange Crinkles
- Dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda
- Wet ingredients: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, orange zest, orange juice
- Garnish: powdered sugar
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How to Make Orange Crinkle Cookies
Start by preheating your oven to 350 F degrees. Line a couple of insulated baking sheets 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.
I hope you enjoy these cookies as much as we do!
More cookie recipes
- Peanut Butter Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Chocolate Peanut Butter Cookies
- Snickerdoodles
- Cherry Pie Cookies
- Cherry Wink Cookies
Orange Crinkle Cookies
Soft and chewy, these orange crinkles are perfect any time of year, but a beautiful addition to your holiday line up!
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Print It Rate ItServings: 24 cookies
29 minutes
Calories: 108
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- ¼ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoons baking soda
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Things You’ll Need
Before You Begin
- Measure flour with the scoop and sweep method. One cup weighs 4.25 ounces.
- Softened butter means take it from the fridge 20 minutes before using it. You should be able to press your finger into the stick and make a small indentation.
- My cookie scoop is roughly one-tablespoon.
- To make Lemon Crinkle Cookies simply substitute the same amount of lemon zest and lemon juice for the orange in this recipe.
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 10-14 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 108cal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 16mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 131IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
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This post originally appeared here on Dec 11, 2012.
Amanda Davis
President at Amanda's Creative Studio, Inc.
Amanda Davis is the entrepreneurial mom of four grown children and four step children. She and her husband, Chef Antoine, love to cook together creating recipes for this blog. Amanda also make kid's crafts and creates decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also a craft book author five times over and product developer as well as the owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com. You can find her on social media by using the buttons to the left!
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Schelli says
Absolutely delicious! The orange ones were amazing. I’m making the lemon version today but I ran out of zest. Not the same without the zest!
Amanda Formaro says
Thank you Schelli! So glad you liked them :)
Francesca Polito says
Made them and theu disappeared fast. Have to make a new batch for Christmas.
Amanda Formaro says
Awesome!
Melinda says
These look amazing, but is it possible to omit the zest? Thanks!
Amanda Formaro says
If you do, the flavor will not be as prominent :)
Terry C says
NO 😲 you need the zest with citrus. It will make the flavor much, MUCH better.!! 😋😋
Regina says
Hello Amanda,
Can I substitute orange for lemon?
Thank you
Amanda Formaro says
Absolutely!!
Roxie Huls says
Sounds delicious, can’t wait to make these! Thank you for so generously sharing all these YUMMY recipes
Deb Lowther says
Amanda, do these hold up well if frozen?
Thanks
Amanda Formaro says
They should be fine!
fruit person says
HEY OK SO WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF BLOOD ORANGE
oR LIKE GRAPEFRUIT LIKE
I WANNA TRY IT BUT IM SCARED ITLL BE REALLY BAD
Amanda Formaro says
I haven’t tried grapefruit, but I would imagine blood orange would be just as good as regular orange. You could certainly try grapefruit! If you do, please let me know how they turn out :)
Dawn says
I just made a batch using blood oranges. :-D If you don’t mind the fact that they turn an odd, light shade of green, (plays with your mind just a bit when you see green but taste orange!) then the flavor profile works quite well!! The batch was eaten by the end of the night! mmmmm!!!!!
Amanda Formaro says
Haha! How funny, but so glad you liked them!
Julie says
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!
Amanda says
Thanks Julie! So glad you enjoyed both recipes! :) :)
Gloria - The Ginger Snap Girl says
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…
Amanda says
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!
sarah says
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 :)
Amanda says
I’m so glad you liked them as much as we did!
Jan says
They sound great! My Mother made a similar cookie when I was very small.
Iam now 70.
Annette says
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!
Holly says
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 :)
Amanda says
Oh my I bet those were good!
kelley {mountain mama cooks} says
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!
Amanda says
thanks Kelley! Hope I get to see you again in the coming year. Hoping for Orlando again! :)
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
I need to try these, Amanda. I love orange. And cookies that are chewy!
Karen Medlin says
The kids will eat these up.. I don’t think I ever had a orange cookie before, going to have to try these
Suzanne says
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!
Katrina says
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
Katrina says
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.
Velva says
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
Blog is the New Black says
I must try these! Love this idea, and love any orange flavored cookies.