Mandarin Orange Marmalade 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 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 oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Stir egg white and applesauce into butter mixture until just combined into a dough. Add orange juice with pulp and orange zest to the dough; stir.
• Mix flour, oats, walnuts, baking soda, cream of tartar, and cinnamon in a separate bowl; fold into the dough until evenly incorporated.
• Drop by heaping tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottom of cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheets 2 to 3 minutes before moving to wire racks to cool completely.

Steps:

• Bring fruit, peels, and water to a boil in a large saucepan. Cook for 5 minutes. Turn off heat, cover, and let cool. Refrigerate for 8 hours (or up to 1 day).
• Freeze a plate. Uncover citrus mixture, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Cook until thickest peel is tender, about 20 minutes. Measure mixture, and return to pan. For each cup of mixture, add 3/4 cup sugar.
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring often. Cook until mixture registers 220 degrees to 222 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 20 minutes. To test for doneness of marmalade: Drop a spoonful on frozen plate. If marmalade has a slight film when pushed with a finger, it's done. If it spreads out and thins immediately, continue cooking, and test again after a few minutes. Transfer marmalade to airtight containers, cover, and let cool at room temperature. Refrigerate overnight before serving.

Steps:

• Remove peel from all fruit, being careful to remove only the colored part from the lemon, and slice the peel thinly, using scissors or a sharp knife. Place slivers in a small non-reactive pan with the water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove and discard white pithy rind and seeds from the lemon. Chop orange and lemon pulp finely in a food processor or with a sharp knife.Add to the saucepan, return to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.Add sugar to mixture, return to boil, and boil rapidly, uncovered, until mixture forms a gel, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Ladle into hot jars and process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.