Orange Glazed Gingerbread Cookies Recipes

GINGER COOKIES WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt together in a large bowl.
• Combine brown sugar, oil, molasses, egg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Pour over flour mixture; mix until a dough forms.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and arrange on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 8 to 9 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• Place shortening in a large microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave until melted, about 1 minute.
• Stir confectioners' sugar and orange extract into the melted shortening. Mix in milk a little at a time until glaze runs smoothly off the end of a spoon. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt. Spoon glaze over cooled cookies.

GLAZED ORANGE GINGER COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Set aside.
• In a second large bowl, beat shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat until smooth.
• Use a fine grated to remove zest from the oranges, add zest and candied ginger to creamed mixture and beat inches.
• Juice the oranges to get about 1 cup orange juice, then add it and the buttermilk.
• Mix. The dough may curdle a bit. Add the dry ingredients 2 cups at a time, mixing well between additions.
• Bake in batches, drop the cookies in 1 t mounds on the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between the cookies.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned.
• Let the cookies cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
• To prepare the glaze, in a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar and orange juice. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the cooled cookies, or use a pastry brush to brush it on. Let the glaze dry before storing cookies.

GINGER ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Stir together all ingredients in a saucepan. Heat over medium. Bring to a boil and stir occasionally until glaze has thickened and reduced by half, about 20 to 30 minutes. May be stored in the rerigerator for up to one week.