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Orange Sugar Cookies with Orange Glaze

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This Orange Sugar Cookies recipe is part of a sponsored campaign on behalf of Halos. All thoughts and experiences are my own.

Orange Sugar Cookies with Orange Glaze #HalosFun

Orange Sugar Cookies with Orange Glaze

J is a huge cookie fan. While I’m not as particular about what sweets I enjoy because I love a huge variety, my husband is definitely a cookie guy. His favorite cookies are some tried and true basics — chocolate chip and sugar cookies. But I like to jazz things up a bit and try different things every so often.

While I enjoy a good sugar cookie, there is something about adding a little flavor that really makes them special. I’ve been enjoying my Peppermint Sugar cookies lately and when Grambo brought home some Halos mandarin oranges after her last trip to the grocery store, I knew I wanted to try Orange Sugar cookies!

Orange Sugar Cookies with Halos #HalosFun

They turned out to be delicious. Another sugar cookie recipe to add to the recipe box! And even though J loves a simple, basic sugar cookie, he could admit that adding a bit of orange to the mix created a cookie that should be made again and again. I love how simple the recipe for the glaze is as well. It can easily be tweaked for different flavors!

For the Cookies:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Juice from 3 small Halos Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

For the Glaze:

  • 1-8 ounce package of cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • ½ stick unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • Juice from 2 small Halos Mandarin Oranges
  • Zest from 1 small Halos Mandarin Orange

What you do:

  1. Using a stand or a hand-held mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
  2. Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and juice from the three small mandarin oranges.
  3. Slowly add in the flour and salt while mixing on low speed.
  4. Using a plastic spatula or a spoon, fold in the cornstarch and baking soda.
  5. Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. (2 hours is best.)
  6. Heat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  7. Using a heaping tablespoon, spoon the cookie dough onto the palm of your hands and roll into medium balls. Gently pat down on the cookie dough balls and place on the baking sheet.
  8. Bake for 9-10 minutes. Let the cookies completely cool.
  9. Prepare the glaze by creaming together the softened cream cheese and butter. Add in the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time.
  10. Add in the heavy cream, juice from the mandarin oranges, and the zest.
  11. Glaze the cookies and enjoy.

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Orange Sugar Cookies with Orange Glaze

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

  • 1 stick unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Juice from 3 small Halos Mandarin Oranges
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

For the Glaze:

  • 1-8 ounce package of cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
  • ½ stick unsalted butter (softened to room temperature)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • Juice from 2 small Halos Mandarin Oranges
  • Zest from 1 small Halos Mandarin Orange

Instructions

  • Using a stand or a hand-held mixer, cream together the butter and sugar.
  • Add in the egg, vanilla extract, and juice from the three small mandarin oranges.
  • Slowly add in the flour and salt while mixing on low speed.
  • Using a plastic spatula or a spoon, fold in the cornstarch and baking soda.
  • Cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough chill in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours. (2 hours is best.)
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • Using a heaping tablespoon, spoon the cookie dough onto the palm of your hands and roll into medium balls. Gently pat down on the cookie dough balls and place on the baking sheet.
  • Bake for 9-10 minutes. Let the cookies completely cool.
  • Prepare the glaze by creaming together the softened cream cheese and butter. Add in the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time.
  • Add in the heavy cream, juice from the mandarin oranges, and the zest.
  • Glaze the cookies and enjoy.

These orange glazed sugar cookies were a hit with my family. And we have been able to enjoy the leftover Halos as snacks! I’m trying to eat healthier so they are a great addition to our basket of fruit. W loves the small size so they haven’t lasted long around our house!

What sweet treat would you make with Halos mandarin oranges?

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About Mariah

Mariah is the mom of 2 and a former educator (preschool - 4th grade & special education) with a degree in human development. As a busy mom living in with a multi-generational family under one roof (with 4 dogs!), life is sometimes chaotic! She aims to share easy ideas that we can all use in our lives! Read more about Mariah!

Comments

  1. Stephanie says

    December 16, 2013 at 8:43 am

    These looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  2. Ellen Christian says

    December 17, 2013 at 6:18 pm

    Those look absolutely amazing. I bet the taste of orange is the perfect thing!

    Reply
  3. Danielle says

    December 17, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    Oh my yum! These look so tasty.

    Reply
  4. Liza @ Views From the 'Ville says

    December 19, 2013 at 8:15 am

    These look so good. I absolutely need to try them the next time we have a cookie craving!

    Reply
  5. Deena says

    December 22, 2013 at 11:15 am

    My grandmother use to make cookies similiar to these and they happened to be my fathers favorite. Over the years the reciepe has been lost. So I’m so delighted to run across yours. I’ve purchased everything on the shopping list and am about to begin my cookie baking marathon. Just have one question, where does the heavy cream come in? It wasn’t in the shopping list and then I see it in the second to last line. Just making sure it isn’t a typo. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Mariah Moon says

      December 23, 2013 at 4:19 pm

      Deena, I somehow left out the heavy cream. You need 1 tablespoon and I added it into the ingredient list. Thank you for pointing that out! My apologies for overlooking that!

      Reply
  6. Elena says

    January 19, 2014 at 11:46 am

    Looks so yummy! I love oranges

    Reply
  7. shelly peterson says

    January 29, 2014 at 6:42 pm

    These look awesome! I love oranges so I would love to give them a try.

    Reply
  8. Thomas Murphy says

    January 30, 2014 at 3:30 pm

    These look good!

    Reply
  9. Regina says

    December 9, 2014 at 11:47 am

    I’m wondering if you can tell me approximately how much juice to put in these cookies? My oranges are on the larger side and from two oranges I’ve already got 1/4 cup. Is this gonna make the dough to runny? I’m making some for my husbands cookie exchange.

    Reply
    • Mariah Moon says

      December 9, 2014 at 11:49 am

      Regina, you should be good. I would add maybe half to start and mix it in to see how your dough looks.

      Reply

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