Grains of Paradise Orange Cookies
Bright citrusy cookie with a kick
Servings: 16 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- The zest and juice of 1 orange
- 85 g (1/2 cup) of white granulated sugar
- 113 g (1/2 cup) of unsalted room-temperature butter
- 1 teaspoon of grains of paradise* ground into a powder
- 1 tablespoon (20g) of unsweetened apple sauce
- 240 g (2 cups) of all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon of corn starch
- 1/4 teaspoon of salt
Frosting
- 85 g (2/3 cup) of powder/icing sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon of grains of paradise ground into a powder
Instructions
- Mix a quarter of the orange zest with sugar to bring out the orange flavour.
- Add the butter and the grains of paradise to the sugar and mix well
- Mix in the apple sauce as well as the 1 1/2 tablespoons of orange juice
- Add the rest of the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, cornstarch and salt).
- Use a spatula and then your hands to bring the dough together to make a ball.If ,after a few minutes, the dough is still dry and not coming together into a ball, add another 1/2 tablespoon of orange juice.
- Place the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and roll until the dough is about 1/2 a centimetre thick.
- Preheat your oven to 320°F
- Use your favourite cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. You should be able to cut 14-16 cookies.
- Bake the cookies on a baking tray lined with parchment paper for 12 minutes
- Once the cookies are baked, allow them to cool on a cooling rack and proceed with making the frosting.
- In a small bowl, slowly mix the orange juice with the powdered sugar and 1/4 teaspoon of grains of paradise. You want it to be a thick, but luscious, paste.
- Pour the frosting into a pipping bag or ziplock and frost the cookies based on personal preference. Before the frosting fully dries, you can sprinkle more of the grains of paradise on top for added presentation and taste.
Notes
*Black peppercorns can work as an alternative to grains of paradise