It has occurred to me that I have not posted a recipe from Russia. This makes me kind of sad because the Russians make really good food. Anyways, I shall be sharing a recipe for orange cookies. Hope you enjoy it. I find them tasty.
Ingredients
· 2/3 cup of shortening
· 2/4 cup of vanilla sugar
· 1 egg
· ½ cup of orange liquor
· 1 teaspoon of orange zest
· 2 cups of unbleached flour
· ½ teaspoon baking powder
· ½ teaspoon of baking soda
· ½ teaspoon of sea salt
· 2 cups of powdered sugar
· 2 tablespoons of butter
· 2 tablespoons of orange liquor
· 1 teaspoon orange zest
Directions
· Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease your cookie sheets
· Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt
· Stir in ½ cup of liquor and 1 teaspoon of orange zest slowly
· In a separate bowl, cream the shortening and vanilla sugar together
· Mix the egg into sugar mixture until well mixed
· Slowly add mixture to the flour mixture
· Drop onto cookie sheet and flatten slightly
· Bake between 10-12 minutes
· Mix powdered sugar and butter together until smooth
· Pour in liquor and zest into the mixture
· Once the cookies have cooled ice the cookies
Tada! Just so you know, you can use orange juice instead of the orange liquor if you are not into baking with liquors. For the type of liquor to use, any orange liquor will work. However, keep in mind that as with mixing drinks the better the quality of the liquor, the better the taste of the finished product. Personally, I would use Cointreau. It’s a French liquor, in case you couldn’t tell by the name and in case you are wondering, yes, Cointreau is a triple sec liquor. So, if you make many Cosmopolitans you will probably have a suitable orange liquor for these cookies.
Until next time!
