Orange Ginger Butter Cookies with Glaze

Tender butter cookies with orange zest and a hint of ginger, coated with an orange glaze after baking. They go well with Advent coffee and can be pre-baked and frozen.

By yumbelo-Küche · 8 servings · 45 minutes

Ingredients

• 300 g wheat flour (type 405)
• 150 g soft butter
• 100 g sugar
• 1 Packung vanilla sugar
• 1 Stück egg (size M)
• 1 Stück organic orange (zest and 2 tbsp juice)
• 1 TL baking powder
• 1 TL ground ginger
• 1 Prise salt
• 100 g powdered sugar

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C top and bottom heat and line a baking tray with baking paper.
2. Wash the orange well in hot water, finely grate the zest and squeeze the fruit; measure out 2 tbsp of juice for the glaze.
3. Beat the butter, sugar and vanilla sugar with the beaters of a hand mixer for about 3 minutes until fluffy.
4. Stir in the egg and orange zest.
5. Mix the flour, baking powder, ginger and salt, gradually stir into the dough and knead with your hands into a smooth dough.
6. Chill the dough for about 15 minutes so it is easier to shape.
7. Shape the dough into walnut-sized balls, place them on the tray with some space between them and gently flatten them slightly.
8. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden, then let them cool completely on a wire rack.
9. Stir the powdered sugar with the orange juice into a thick glaze, spread it over the cookies and let them dry.