Orange cream cheese cookies

By dddavis59

from Pinterest dajana-bakerscorner.blogspot.com

Ingredients

• 1/2 c butter
• 1/2 c cream cheese
• 3/4 c powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 egg (lightly beaten)
• 2 tsp grated orange zest (approx. 2 oranges)
• 1 TBS fresh orange juice
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 c flour
• 1/4 c shredded dried coconut
• a little salt

Details

Adapted from pinterest.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix the butter and the cream cheese with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
Add the powdered sugar and the baking soda and continue mixing until creamy.
Add the egg, the finely grated orange zest, the orange juice and the vanilla extract – mix shortly again.
Stir in the flour, drop the dough on a floured kneading board, and knead shortly to form smooth dough (if necessary, in case the dough is sticky, add a bit more flour, but not too much).
Divide the dough in two parts and form two 20 cm long (about 5 cm in diameter) logs.
Roll the logs in the coconut flakes and then wrap each in a piece of plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 1/2 an hour (to 1 hour, I put the logs in the freezer in the end, for 10 minutes, because they were still too soft to cut).Mix the butter and the cream cheese with an electric mixer for 1 minute.
Add the powdered sugar and the baking soda and continue mixing until creamy.
Add the egg, the finely grated orange zest, the orange juice and the vanilla extract – mix shortly again.
Stir in the flour, drop the dough on a floured kneading board, and knead shortly to form smooth dough (if necessary, in case the dough is sticky, add a bit more flour, but not too much).
Divide the dough in two parts and form two 20 cm long (about 5 cm in diameter) logs.
Roll the logs in the coconut flakes and then wrap each in a piece of plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 1/2 an hour (to 1 hour, I put the logs in the freezer in the end, for 10 minutes, because they were still too soft to cut).