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Baked Orange Butter cookies with poppy seeds
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Orange Butter Cookies with Poppy Seeds

Prep Time1 hour 20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time1 hour 32 minutes
Course: Dessert
Servings: 36 cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup softened unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1½ tsp orange extract
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • zest from one large orange
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • 3 tbsp poppy seeds

Instructions

  • Preheat an oven to 350°F.
  • In a standing mixer or bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Add the egg, orange and vanilla extracts and zest and mix until well incorporated.
  • Add the flour and salt and mix until combined.
  • Scoop the dough out onto a large, 18-inch piece of parchment paper and shape the dough into a 14-inch long, 1½-inch round log.
  • Wrap the dough in parchment and gently roll the dough back and forth on the counter to round out the edges of the dough, making a perfectly round cylinder.
  • Refrigerate the dough for one hour.
  • After an hour, remove the dough from the refrigerator and unwrap (but leave the dough on the parchment paper).
  • Evenly sprinkle the dough with poppy seeds, rolling and pressing the dough into the seeds until the dough log is completely coated.
  • Slice the log into ¼-inch round cookies and place on baking sheets that have been lined with parchment paper. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes or until slightly golden brown.
  • This recipe makes 36 cookies.