Recipe: Citrus Zest Cookies

[Guest guest]

This was a recipe from a fancy restaurant in Texas, and I modified it to

make it better (at least in my opinion) !

These cookies are decadently buttery - and this recipe makes quite a lot

of cookies, it can be halved (or doubled).

 

*Smile*

Chris (list mom)

 

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Citrus Zest Cookies

 

 

 

 

1 pound unsalted butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon grated or minced, fresh lemon zest

1 tablespoon grated or minced, fresh orange zest

2 drops organic orange cold pressed essential oil

2 drops organic lemon cold pressed essential oil

1 tablespoon Grand Marnier liqueur

1 cup all-purpose flour

pinch of salt

 

Cream together butter and sugar in an automatic mixer, on slow speed for

2 minutes. (Or with a hand-held mixer for at least 3 minutes.)

 

Scrape down the sides and beat on high for an additional 3 minutes or

until the batter is light and fluffy, almost a whipped cream

consistency. (For 4 minutes if with a hand-held mixer.) Add lemon zest,

orange zest, orange oil, lemon oil, and Grand Marnier. Beat on high for

about 30 seconds. Add flour and salt and beat for an additional minute.

 

Divide dough in half, wrapping each dough half in plastic and rolling on

a flat surface into a long cylinder about 8 inches long by 1 3/4 inches

in diameter. (This was the trickiest part of the whole process.)

Refrigerate for 2 hours.

 

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Remove dough from refrigerator and cut into

1/2 inch thick slices. Place on a baking sheet and cook for 18 to 22

minutes, until barely golden. Do not overcook! Makes about 5 dozen

cookies.