Orange Cookies Recipe

• ¾ cup Butter
• 1/3 cup White Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 2 tsp Orange Zest
• 5 tbsp Orange Juice
• 3 cups Flour
• 1 tbsp Baking Powder
• 2½ cups Confectioners' Sugar

• Whisk together butter and white sugar until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs, vanilla extract, 1 tsp orange zest and 3 tbsp orange juice.
• Combine flour with baking powder and mix in with butter mixture.
• Knead the mixture on a floured surface until smooth dough is formed.
• Leave it for 15 minutes and stretch-out into 1-inch thick cylindrical shape.
• Slice into ½-inch pieces. Arrange them on a buttered baking sheet at 1-inch distance.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes until light golden in colour. Remove and allow cooling.
• Combine confectioners' sugar with remaining orange juice and orange zest.
• Dip the baked cookies in this mixture.
• Let dry and then serve.