Soft, puffy and tender cookies with a touch of almond and orange. Very nice!
Ingredients
3 large eggs
2 3/4 C all-purpose flour
1 1/4 C powdered sugar
1 tablespoon plus 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 C vegetable or canola oil
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/8 teaspoon orange extract
1/2 teaspoon grated orange peel
For the Glaze:
1/3 C of milk, at room temperature
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 to 3 1/2 C of powdered sugar
multicolored sprinkles
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°. Prepare the cookie sheets with parchment paper. Prepare a wire rack with waxed paper or aluminum foil under the rack to catch glaze drips
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs until light and slightly frothy, about 4 minutes. Pour in vegetable oil, almond extract, orange extract and orange peel. Set bowl aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, powdered sugar and baking powder. Switch to the paddle attachment and turn the mixer to low speed. Pour egg mixture into flour mixture and mix until completely blended. The dough will be slightly sticky. Refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes to allow it to harden.
Roll dough into 1 1/2″ balls, lightly floured if necessary, and place on prepared cookie sheet. Return dough to refrigerator while baking cookies.
While the cookies are baking, prepare the icing. In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, almond extract and vanilla extract Add the powdered sugar, starting with 3 cups, and whisk together. The glaze should be a little thin (but not slippery) so the cookies will glaze properly.
After the first batch of cookies is baked, remove them from the oven and carefully pour two to three times into the frosting. Twist with a fork to cover the cookies completely, then place one on the wire rack. Immediately sprinkle with the sprinkles, then proceed with the second cookie and so on. Allow the cookies to cool on the wire rack for about 2 hours until the glaze sets completely, then store them in a sealed container.
Recipe Notes
If you don’t want to use orange extract in the cookies, just fold the orange zest. (Sometimes orange extract can be overwhelming)
Be sure to refrigerate the cookie dough, as it can be quite sticky. Put some flour on your hands when you make balls out of the dough.
Be creative when using the cookies: green and red for parties, colorful for birthdays, pink at heart for Valentine’s Day – these cookies are good any time of year!