Orange Sugar Cookies

4.84 from 6 votes

Orange sugar cookies are soft, chewy, and have the slightest hint of citrus flavor! They make a great addition to any dessert board or cookie plate!

Prep Time10

Cook Time6

Total Time16

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cookies

Calories: 127kcal

Author: Britni Vigil

Ingredients

Cookie Dough

⅔ cup butter
¾ cup sugar
½ tsp dried grated orange peel
½ tsp orange extract
1 egg
4 tsp milk
2 cups all purpose flour
1 ½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt

Sugar Topping

½ cup sugar
1 tsp fresh orange zest

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Cream together sugar, butter, orange peel, and vanilla extract.
2/3 cup butter, 3/4 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp dried grated orange peel, 1/2 tsp orange extract
Add egg and mix then add milk and mix well.
1 egg, 4 tsp milk
Add flour, baking powder, and salt to creamed mixture and mix well.
2 cups all purpose flour, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt
In a small bowl mix sugar and orange zest together.
1/2 cup sugar, 1 tsp fresh orange zest
Shape dough into balls and roll ball in sugar orange zest mixture until fully coated.
Place the cookie dough balls on a cookie sheet and flatten into a disk using bottom of a cup.
Bake for 6-8 minutes.

Notes

Dip the cup in the extra orange sugar mixture before pressing it onto the cookie dough balls to keep it from getting sticky!

Switch up the flavor. Swap lemon zest and lemon extract for lemon cookies or you could even try grapefruit or a combo of a variety of citrus fruits!

Don’t over bake. You can these cookies to be soft and if you leave them in the oven too long, they’ll get crispy.

Freeze baked cookies safe airtight zipper bag with as much air as possible removed, then store in the freezer for up to three months. Pull individual cookies out of the freezer and let thaw on the counter until they’ve come to room temp before eating.

Substitute 1/2 tsp fresh orange zest for the grated orange peel in this recipe.

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