A sugar cookie from Maine Woods that has been jazzed up.
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 1 1/2 dozen |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ¼ cup white sugar
Instructions
- Cream margarine or butter, add brown sugar gradually. Add unbeaten egg, grated orange rind and vanilla. Beat well.
- Add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix well. Chill dough until firm.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix granulated sugar and nuts. Roll dough into small balls the size of walnuts. Flatten on greased cookie tin and sprinkle with sugar and nut mixture. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on racks. Store in tightly covered jar or tin.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 607 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 79 g |
| Cholesterol | 92 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 7 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Sodium | 624 mg |
| Sugars | 44 g |
| Fat | 31 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
I used pecans instead of walnuts, and added a splash of orange juice before adding the flour. After I baked the cookies, I dipped the bottom into white chocolate. They baked into not too thin and not too thick cookies that stay soft. I did not refrigerate my dough.
I used zest from mandarin oranges and added a 1/2tsp dried lavender flowers. Otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. The cookies turned out fluffy and chewy. I’m a crunchy fan 100%! Some had more of a salt flavor than others. I’m going to get this right eventually!
Variation: used lemon vest instead of orange. Formed into “logs”, after cool dipped bottom in white chocolate and 1/2 bath in milk chocolate disks. Chopped walnuts very fine in food processor and folded into dough. Great flavor, will definitely try again with orange zest. Great cookie!
Crispy, light, extremely delicious cookies!..
These are delicious!