Marmalade Gem Cookies Recipes

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine sour cream and orange marmalade; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture and mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine butter and marmalade. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until blended. Frost cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a cookie sheet (I just use parchment paper).
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and orange marmalade and mix until thoroughly combined. Add additional marmalade if the batter is too stiff.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. With the mixer running, slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture until blended.
• Drop by spoonfuls on the cookie sheet; do not crowd the cookies as the batter will spread during baking. Bake until the cookies spread out and are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
• Cool a minute or two on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
• *The original yield was 40 cookies, but I must have made them a little large, because I only ended up with 22.

Steps:

• 1. Fluff the flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl with a whisk. Set aside.
• 2. Cream butter and sugar. Add the egg and grated orange or lemon zest. Add the powder orange or lemon juice and mix in. Add the marmalade and the beat until light.
• 3. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well.
• 4. Grease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 400*. Drop by a teaspoon the dough on to prepared cookie sheets. Bake until lightly golden brown. Let set on cookie sheets a few minutes then remove to cut paper bag to cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 5. I have made a Lime Marmalade and use this recipe for Lime Marmalade cookies. You can use any Marmalade, fruit butter or Jam you like. Try using Cranberry Marmalade for the holidays.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the shortening, egg yolk and marmalade until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300F; and generously butter a cookie sheet.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl and set aside.
• In a work bowl, add the butter and beat on low speed; add the sugar and continue beating for about 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and mix well, add the reserved dry ingredients and the marmalade and mix thoroughly.
• Drop dough in 2 tablespoon amounts onto the prepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for about 20 minutes or until the cookies are light brown.
• While the cookies are baking, prepare the icing.
• Combine the orange and lemon zests and juices in a bowl, set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat the butter on low speed, add 1 cup of confectioners (icing) sugar and blend throughly.
• Add the remaining confectioners sugar, the salt, and the citrus mixture and blend until smooth.
• Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack to cool,.
• Ice the cooled cookies with a butter knife.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375. Grease the baking sheets.
• Put the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until blended. Add salt, shortening, orange marmalade, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat until the dough is throughly mixed. Add the flour and baking powder and beat well. This is a stiff dough. Add the walnuts, stirring well to distribute.
• Drop the cookies by tablespoons onto the baking sheets about 1-inch apart. Bake about 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden. Remove from the oven and cool.