Name: Orange Crinkle Cookies
Total time: 29 min
Yield: 24 cookies
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 ½ cup all purpose flour; ¼ teaspoons salt; ¼ teaspoons baking powder; ¼ teaspoons baking soda; ½ cup unsalted butter softened; 1 cup granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 large egg; 1 teaspoon orange zest; 1 tablespoon orange juice; ½ cup powdered sugar

Orange Crinkle Cookies

These orange crinkle cookies are chewy and delicious, and also fun to make. Full of orange flavor, they are a beautiful addition to your Christmas cookie platter or gift boxes. I like to make these, my sugar cookies, and of course these peanut butter cookies for the holidays.

Total 29 minutes

Serves 24 cookies

Desserts

American

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Orange Crinkle Cookie Recipe

You may never have heard of orange crinkle cookies. Maybe lemon crinkle cookies? Well this is basically the same recipe, only I subbed orange for lemon. This recipe makes 24 cookies. I love the orange flavor of my orange chocolate chip cookies, so I knew these would be great too.

Baking tips

Remember to always measure flour with the spoon and sweep method. One cup weighs 4.25 ounces.
Softened butter means take it from the fridge 20 minutes before using it. You should be able to press your finger into the stick and make a small indentation.
Insulated baking sheets will give you the most even baking, they are my favorite!
My cookie scoop is roughly one-tablespoon.
To make Lemon Crinkle Cookies simply substitute the same amount of lemon zest and lemon juice for the orange in this recipe.

Ingredients you need for Orange Crinkles

Dry ingredients: all-purpose flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda
Wet ingredients: unsalted butter, granulated sugar, vanilla extract, egg, orange zest, orange juice
Garnish: powdered sugar

Helpful baking tools:

Cookie scoop
Measuring cups and spoons
Mixer
Insulated baking sheets
Wire cooling racks

How to Make Orange Crinkle Cookies

Start by preheating your oven to 350 F degrees. Line a couple of insulated baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.
In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar on medium high speed until light and fluffy, about 4-5 minutes. Turn mixer down to low and add vanilla, egg, orange zest, and orange juice. Mix until combined then turn up to medium high for one minute. Scrape down sides of bowl and turn mixer on low.
Slowly add the flour mixture until just combined.

Place powdered sugar into a small bowl. Measure a heaping teaspoon of dough and roll into a ball then roll it in the powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look dry and crackled. Remove from oven and cool cookies on sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack.