Xmas Meme Day 1 (already late!)

[lunadelcorvo]

For the First, I share a recipe: Orange Sables. These have been hailed by many as the queen of Christmas Cookies, and they are always the first to vanish. I've taken to making a triple batch in recent years.

Ingredients (use the freshest ingredients you can, organic if possible; it makes for awesome cookies!)

1 cup powdered sugar
12 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons orange zest, finely grated
1 large egg
1 tablespoon orange juice, fresh squeezed
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar, for rolling

Directions:

Place butter and zest in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes. Add egg and orange juice, combined. Add flour, combine.

Place 2 12x 16" of parchment on a clean work surface. Divide dough in half. Form a rough log with each half. place on parchment. Fold parchment over dough, use a ruler to roll and press dough into 1 1/2" diameter logs. Chill for at least 3 hours.

Preheat oven to 350*. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Spread sanding sugar in a jelly roll pan and unwrap logs and roll in sugar to coat. Cut into scant 1/4" rounds, place on sheets, 1" apart. Bake until edges are golden, about 15 minutes.rotating halfway through.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Bake or freeze remaining dough. Store baked cookies in a air tight container for up to 2 weeks.

Comments

[sorshawolf.livejournal.com]

Quick question, what do you mean paddle attachment? I am certainly going to try these, as Christmas cookies are probably going to be the gift from the kids and I to almost everyone this year. :)

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

(TBH I copied this from online rather than re-type it myself from my cookbook; my typing stinks.) As fas as the 'paddle,' judging by my KitchenAid, it means the heavier blade, not the wire whisk or the dough hook. Like this:

[sorshawolf.livejournal.com]

Aaahhh, I was thinking that's what you meant, but I just called it the stirry thingie. :D

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

LOL! Believe me, if I hadn't C/P'd it, I'd never in a million years come up with 'paddle' either!

[raven-moon.livejournal.com]

Oh! BTW, I meant to add this to the post and forgot: For the sugar, I use 1/3 red sugar and 2/3 turbinado/'sugar in the raw'. I put a couple drops of orange extract and a drop of yellow coloring on wax paper, smush it all around and use let it dry, then use that to roll the dough in. It add an extra tiny zing of orange, and makes a wonderful orange-y rind.

Enjoy - these are fantastic cookies!