Orange Sugar Cookies are super soft sugar cookies with just a touch of orange flavor and covered with a creamy sweet orange frosting.For another sugar cookie with orange flavor, be sure to check out my Orange Cheesecake Sugar Cookie.Orange Sugar Cookies Most sugar cookies are known for their ease when it comes to decorating and making shapes.

However, I do not recommend this cookie for cut-out sugar cookies.It will spread slightly and there are definitely better recipes for that purpose, like my Sugar Cookie Recipe.Orange Sugar Cookies Recipe This cookie recipe does have a few untraditional ingredients like confectioners’ sugar (in the cookie!), cream of tartar, and oil.

However, it all comes together perfectly to create the best sugar cookie you will try! Sugar Cookies Ingredients (full recipe below) Unsalted butter Granulated sugar Confectioners’ sugar Vegetable oil Eggs Orange juice Orange zest Orange extract Cream of tartar Salt All-purpose flour Frosting Ingredients Unsalted butter Sour cream Orange juice Salt Orange extract Confectioners’ sugar Orange food coloring–Mix together red and yellow food coloring if you don’t have orange.If you don’t have orange extract, you can use fresh orange juice or additional orange zest.Here is a simple equivalency: 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice = 1/2 teaspoon orange extract 1 teaspoon orange zest = 1 teaspoon orange extract How to Make Orange Sugar Cookies I recommend using a stand mixer for this sugar c

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