Crunchy Orange Almond Cookies Nzuddi Food

CHINESE ORANGE-ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter 2 cookie sheets.
• Place butter and sugar in mixter bowl and beat until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg and continue beating until completely blended.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt onto sheet of waxed paper and gradually mix in butter mixture. Add chopped almonds, orange zest, and vanill and mix just until blended.
• Drop dough by rounded teaspoon 1 inch apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Dip thumb in flour and make indentation in center of each cookie.
• Beat remaining egg and lightly brush over each cookie, using pastry brush. Place whole almond in each indentation.
• Bake until cookies are puffed and edges are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Let cool slightly on cookie sheets, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Store in airtight container.

ALMOND ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenhet.
• Whisk the shortening in a large bowl until light and aerated. Use an electric mixer if possible.
• Gradually beat in the granulated sugar.
• Grate the rind of the orange onto a plate and squeeze juice into a cup. Be careful to remove any seeds from the juice.
• Whisk the eggs, orange rind and orange juice into the shortening mixture and continue for 3 to minutes after combined.
• Sift flour together with baking powder in a separate bowl.
• Stir the flour mixture and almonds into the shortening mixture until it forms a dough.
• Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out the dough until it's about 1/2-inch thick.
• Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 36 round cookies and place them on baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F until golden.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool and firm on baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
• Mix confectioner's sugar with cinnamon and sift this mixture evenly over the baked cookies as they cool.

ORANGE-SCENTED ALMOND COOKIES: AMYGDALOTA ME ORANGE

Steps:

• Grind the almonds in a food processor until ground fine. Add in 2 1/2 cups of sugar. Put the almond mixture into a small saucepan on medium high heat. Add in the liquids and simmer until sugar is dissolved. Put aside to cool.
• Once cool, shape tablespoon-sized portions of the mixture into 1 1/2-inch-high pear shapes, wetting your fingers with the juice. Dredge each cookie in confectioners or granulated sugar to coat. Wrap individually in cellophane or place in a box with a lid. Let stand for at least 3 days before serving.

OLD FASHIONED ALMOND CRUNCH COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter, almonds and water in mixing bowl.
• Mix at low speed for 1 minute.
• Add flour slowly and mix at medium speed for 30 seconds or until all ingredients are mixed together.
• Do not overbeat.
• Drop on ungreased cookie sheet by half teaspoon.
• Cookies will spread out during baking so space at least two inches apart.
• Bake at 300 degrees for 22-25 minutes.
• Cookies will be light brown in color.

ORANGE-ALMOND COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400. In medium bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1 1/2 t. orange peel and 1 t. almond extract with mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in flour, salt and almonds until well blended.
• Shape dough into 1 inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheet, place balls 1 inch apart. Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets to wire racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir all glaze ingredients, adding enough water to make a pouring consistency. In another small bowl, mix topping ingredients. Dip tops of cookies in glaze, then sprinkle with topping. Place cookies in miniature paper baking cups if desired.