Italian Orange Juice Cookies

By Hklbrries

You can either mix the coconut into the dough, or roll the cookies in it which allows for small pieces of coconut to lightly toast during cooking.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp orange juice
• Powdered sugar or coconut flakes, for rolling cookies

Details

Servings 3

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Lightly grease 1 or 2 cookie sheets. Beat butter with sugar in a large bowl until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a separate bowl, stir flour with baking powder. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with orange juice in two additions until a soft, but sticky, dough forms.

Sprinkle powdered sugar or coconut flakes in a shallow dish. Take about 1 tbsp of the dough and roll it in the sugar or coconut until it forms a ball and is well coated. Place on prepared cookie sheet and flatten it slightly. Repeat, spacing cookies about 2 inches apart. Bake in center of oven for about 15 minutes or until cookies are light brown on the bottom. Cool on a rack and store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.