Yum, yum, yum. I really like the recipes that I have found in the Joane Fluke murder mysteries. This recipe is kind of hard (ok, really hard) for me not to eat the entire batch before they even go in the oven. I think of it as a summer cookie.
ORANGE SNAP COOKIES (from Lemon Meringue Pie Murder)
Don't preheat oven yet - needs to chill
1 1/2 C melted butter (3 sticks)
2 C white sugar
1/2 C frozen OJ concentrate (I use Minute Maid)
2 beaten eggs (I just use a fork)
4 t baking soda
1 t salt
1/2 to 1 t orange zest
4 C flour
1/3 C white sugar for later
Melt the butter in a large microwave bowl. Add sugar and OJ concentrate and stir. Let the mixture cool slightly. Add eggs, baking soda, salt and orange zest stirring after each addition. Add the flour in increments and mix thoroughly. Cover the bowl and refrigerate the dough at least 2 hours (overnight's better).
When you are ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 rack in middle position.
Roll the chilled dough into walnut sized balls with your hands. Put 1/3 C sugar into a small bowl and roll the balls in it. Place them on a greased cookie sheet 12 to a sheet. Press them down just a bit so they won't roll off.
Bake 10 - 12 minutes at 3502. The dough balls will flatten out all by themselves. Let the cookies cool 2 minutes on the cookie sheet then move to a wire rack for cooling.
These freeze well. Roll in foil, put in the freezer bag and they are fine for 3 months or so.
Yield; about 10 yummy dozen.
No comments:
Post a Comment