Ginger Orange Snow Dusted Cookies
One inch round shortbread cookie with candied ginger, diced orange peel, and cashews dusted with confectioner’s sugar like snow on a winter day.
- Prep Time: 20 min.+ 30 min chill
- Cook Time: 14 min.
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 4 dozen 1x
- Category: Dessert- Christmas Cookies
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar + 1 cup for dusting
2 teaspoons orange extract
2 teaspoons orange zest
2– 1/4 cups cake flour
1 cup chopped cashews
1/2 cup diced crystalized ginger
1/2 cup diced orange peel
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and confectioner’s sugar until blended.
- Beat in lemon extract and peel, add crystalized ginger, orange peel and cashews.
- Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Place cookies on parchment lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake 14 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes before removing from baking pan.
- Roll cookies in reserved confectioner’s sugar. Re roll cookies right before serving with confectioner’s sugar to resemble dusted snow.
Notes
To Substitute all-purpose flour for cake flour just reduce to flour to 2 cups instead of 2 -1/4 cups.
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