Iced Orange Cutouts 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. Beat in orange juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.

Steps:

• Whisk flour, sugar and orange zest; cut in butter until crumbly. Gradually add ice water, tossing with a fork until dough holds together when pressed. Knead gently until dough forms. Divide dough in half; shape each into a disk. Wrap and refrigerate 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, gently roll dough to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/4-in. scalloped or plain round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are light brown, 10-12 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, mix confectioners' sugar, orange juice and zest until smooth. Spread over cookies. Let stand at room temperature until set.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, corn syrup and orange zest. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and cloves; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half., On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough into a 9-in. square. Cut into 18 rectangles, 3x1-1/2-in. each. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are light golden. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, in a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, meringue powder and enough water to reach a piping consistency. Beat on high speed with a portable mixer 10-12 minutes or on low with a stand mixer 7-10 minutes or until peaks form. Frost cookies. Using a #3 round tip, pipe designs on cookies; decorate as desired.

Steps:

• in a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar.
• add eggs, one a time, beating well after each addition.
• beat in orange juice and peel.
• combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• drop by heaping teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• bake at 350 degrees, for 10-12 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.
• remove to wire racks to cool.
• in a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth.
• drizzle over cooled cookies.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in orange juice and peel.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.