Sugar Cookie With Orange Cinnamon Icing Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Beat the butter, sugar salt, Baileys Irish cream, and Amaretto together until smooth. (You can replace the Liquors with 2 teaspoons of vanilla if desired. Making the cookies kid friendly.)
• 2. Mix in the egg yolk until combined well. Add the flour, orange zest, Cinnamon, ginger, and cloves. mix to combine.
• 3. Add the flour,and beat until all ingredients are incorporated ,and a big ball forms. You can continue on ,and make the cookie dough my way,or you can simply roll dough out on a floured surface ,and cut shapes out to bake.
• 4. take ball of cookie dough,and divide in half. Make 2 circular logs from cookie dough. 2 inches in diameter. Wrap in plastic wrap,and refrigerate until stiff enough to slice.
• 5. Slice dough in to 1/8 inch wide slices,and bake on ungreased cookie sheet at 325 degree's for 10 minutes,or until edges turn light golden brown.
• 6. make white chocolate icing. Mix 1 cup of any color candy melts with 1/2 teaspoon of Amaretto,and 1/2 tsp Baileys Irish cream., or vanilla Add 1 tsp of shortening and microwave for 1 min. Stop microwave and stir every 30 seconds. Remove and stir again. Make sure the chocolate is melted. Add 1/2 teaspoon orange zest stir well. If you need a more liquid consistency. Just add a dash of milk.
• 7. Decorate cookies with icing. Put a small Dollop of icing on top of cookie. Place the almond slices on the icing. You may also frosty entire top with icing instead of adding almonds if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar.
• Add eggs,and mix in well.
• Add orange juice/peel.
• Combine dry ingredients and gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• Mix frosting ingredients until smooth and drizzle over cooled cookies.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat 1 cup sugar with the shortening, egg, vanilla and orange zest. Add the orange juice, flour, soda and salt and stir until well combined.
• Combine 1/3 cup sugar with 3 tbs cinnamon. Shape dough into walnut sized balls. Roll in cinnamon sugar and press onto prepared cookie sheets with a glass dipped in cinnamon sugar.
• Bake 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.