Orange Ginger Butter Cookies with Glaze

Buttery cookies with a warm orange and ginger note and a delicate sugar glaze, ideal for cozy autumn days. They taste best freshly baked and keep well in a tin.

By yumbelo · 8 servings · 75 minutes

Ingredients

• 250 g All-purpose flour
• 100 g Sugar
• 1 pinch Salt
• 150 g Softened butter
• 1 pc Egg (size M)
• 1 pc Organic orange, grated zest
• 2 tbsp Orange juice
• 1 tsp Ground ginger
• 1 tsp Baking powder
• 150 g Powdered sugar
• 3 tbsp Orange juice (for the glaze)
• 1 tsp Orange zest (for decoration, finely grated)

Method

1. Mix the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt and ground ginger in a large bowl.
2. Add the softened butter, the egg, the grated orange zest and 2 tbsp orange juice and knead everything into a smooth dough.
3. Wrap the dough in cling film and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 180 °C, conventional heat, and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
5. Roll out the dough on a little flour to about 4 mm thickness and cut out cookies, or slice the log into thin rounds.
6. Place the cookies on the baking sheet with some space between them and bake for 10 to 12 minutes until golden yellow.
7. Let the cookies cool completely on a wire rack.
8. For the glaze, stir the powdered sugar with 3 tbsp orange juice into a thick, spreadable mass.
9. Spread the glaze over the cooled cookies, sprinkle with the finely grated orange zest, then let it set.