Orange Butter Cookies

🧂 Ingredients

• ½ cup butter – room temperature
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• ½ tablespoon orange zest
• 1 cup flour
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1 tablespoon butter – room temperature
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

• 1 Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 2 In a large bowl, using a hand held electric mixer, beat the butter with the
  powdered sugar until very smooth, about 2 minutes. Beat in the orange zest and
  juice, then beat in the flour and salt until just combined.
• 3 Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for an hour.
• 4 Roll the dough into 1-1½ inch balls. Place them 1 inch apart on the prepared
  baking sheets. Gently flatten each cookie with your fingers or a small glass
  dipped in flour. Chill the cookies while the oven is pre-heating at 350F (180C).
  Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned on the bottom
  and just firm.
• 5 Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a
  wire rack to cool completely.
• 6 In a bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar with the orange zest, orange juice
  and butter until smooth. Add more powdered sugar or juice to make the mixture
  thick enough to your liking. Make sure the glaze is not runny.
• 7 Spread the orange glaze on the cooled cookies and garnish with more finely
  grated orange zest if desired. Let stand until the glaze has set, about 15
  minutes. Enjoy!

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