Fresh Orange Cookies With Orange Glaze

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 3 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
• 4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
• 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 in a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and sour cream until smooth.
• 3 beat in eggs one at a time then add orange zest.
• 4 in another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. stir into sugar-sour cream mixture, alternating with orange juice.
• 5 drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets or in madeleine-style pans.
• 6 bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. allow to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving to wire cooling rack.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and orange zest. mix in orange juice, 1 tbs. at a time until desired consistency is reached. spread over cooled cookies.