Orange Walnut Butter Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA BRUBAKER'S ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg yolks and buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice and zest. Add egg whites and beat until smooth. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake until set, about 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

ORANGE BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, orange extract and orange rind until fluffy.
• Stir in the flour to make a make a soft dough.
• Turn out onto a floured surface; roll into a 1 1/2-inch diameter roll. (stated as printed in recipe). Note: I think it should mean a 10 x 8-inch rectangle and when rolled it will equal about 1 1/2-inch diameter roll.
• Wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm -- about 2 hours.
• Cut log into 1/4-inch slices and place on parchment lined or greased rimless baking sheets.
• Brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with sugar.
• If using a convection oven, preheat to 275 degrees. Bake on top, middle and bottom racks. Bake about 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• If using a conventional oven, preheat to 300 degrees.
• Bake on top and bottom thirds of oven; switching and rotating pans halfway through. Bake 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned.

ORANGE WALNUT BISCOTTI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (first 7 ingredients on list above).
• In a small bowl slightly beat eggs& egg yolk together, and add to the dry ingredients along with the extract& the melted butter.
• Mix by hand with a wooden spoon or with hands.
• If dough is too stiff, add some juice from the zested orange.
• Turn dough out onto work surface; knead lightly and form into two logs.
• Place logs on lightly greased cookie sheet& flatten slightly.
• Brush logs with beaten egg white.
• Bake 30 minutes; let cool completely, then slice each log diagonally into 1" slices with serrated knife, using a sawing motion.
• Stand the slices on the cookie sheet and return to the oven.
• Bake an additional 7-10 minutes or until crisp.

ORANGE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, add margerine, powdered sugar, white sugar, vegetable oil, orange flavoring, beaten eggs, orange peel, and nuts. Mix well.
• 2. In another bowl, mix flour, baking soda, cream of tarter and salt. Add dry ingredients into wet mixture, mix well. Chill dough for several hours.
• 3. I use a cookie scoop to make cookies, then roll into balls, press down gently to flaten. Bake @ 370 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes, just until light brown. Do not over bake! This is a large recipe and can be cut in half if desired. Cookies are delicate and delicious...ENJOY!

ORANGE WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease heavy large baking sheet. Blend butter in processor until smooth. Add sugar and process until fluffy. Mix in orange concentrate, orange peel and vanilla. Add flour and process just until dough comes together, scraping down sides of work bowl occasionally.
• Form 1 rounded tablespoon of dough into ball. Place on prepared sheet; flatten to 2-inch round. Repeat with remaining dough. Press 1 walnut half firmly onto each round. Bake cookies until just beginning to color, about 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks and cool. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Store in airtight container at room temperature.)

BONNIE'S CRUNCHY WALNUT AND ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. MEDIUM BOWL Mix together the flour, salt, cream of tartar and the baking soda. Set aside.
• 2. LARGE BOWL Using a hand mixer, beat room temperature butter on medium speed until it is creamy. About 4 minutes. Add the sugar, a little at a time, until it is fluffy. About 4 minutes. Add the eggs and grated orange peel and mix well. Add the nuts to combine.
• 3. Now add the MEDIUM BOWL ingredients to the LARGE BOWL a little at a time on low speed, and mix well to combine.
• 4. You should have a perfect cookie dough. Turn it out onto a large baking pan that is lined with wax paper. Pat the dough into a circle, one inch high. Place another piece of wax paper over the dough and set the pan of dough in the fridge for about three hours.
• 5. Using a small 1 1/2 inch scoop, scoop the dough onto the baking pans. No need to grease the pan, or pat the dough to shape the cookies. Any left over dough, bring it all together under the wax paper and pat it smooth and scoop the dough onto the baking pan until all the dough has been used.
• 6. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake the cookies for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly brown. I bake mine all at one time, using all four racks. Be sure to watch them closely so they don't overbake. Cool on racks. Store in an air tight container. Cookies can be frozen.
• 7. Here is how they look. Enjoy!