Description
Soft and tender orange poppy seed cookies with a bright citrus glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 2 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 teaspoons orange extract
- 1 drop orange food color (optional)
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1–2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 300°F and line baking sheet
- Whisk dry ingredients together
- Cream butter and sugar
- Beat in eggs and yolks
- Add orange extract and color
- Mix in dry ingredients
- Scoop dough onto baking sheet
- Bake 20-25 minutes
- Cool on rack
- Whisk glaze and drizzle over cookies
- Let glaze set before serving
Notes
- Use fresh orange zest for best flavor
- Do not overbake
- Use room temperature ingredients
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 92
- Sugar: 7
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 4
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 13
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 1
- Cholesterol: 15