Orange and Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

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Orange and Lemon Sugar Cookies
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
638
Calories
Total time
39
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1/2 tbsp orange extract
  • 1 tsp lemon rind
  • 3 cups flour
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

  1. Combine sugar and shortening in large bowl. I use a cutting tool. Add eggs, syrup, vanilla, orange, and lemon rind. Blend well.
  2. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir this well and then gradually add to sugar mixture.
  3. Form 4 balls and let chill at least an hour. Lightly flour surface of countertop, top of dough ball, and rolling pin and roll about 1/4 inch thick.
  4. Cut shapes and place on cookie sheet 1-2 inches apart.
  5. If I'm making small cookies I bake at 375F no longer than 5 minutes and for larger cookies no longer than 9.
  6. After these cool I ice them with an icing make from powdered sugar, skim milk, corn syrup and vanilla extract (plus food coloring) and decorate with white cream cheese icing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 638.45 Kcal (2673 kJ)
Calories from fat 196.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.86g 34%
Cholesterol 42.28mg 14%
Sodium 1710.56mg 71%
Potassium 303.62mg 6%
Total Carbs 99.73g 33%
Sugars 26.95g 108%
Dietary Fiber 9.18g 37%
Protein 11.26g 23%
Iron 4.4mg 25%
Calcium 201.3mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 391.68 Kcal (1640 kJ)
Calories from fat 120.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.41g 34%
Cholesterol 25.94mg 14%
Sodium 1049.4mg 71%
Potassium 186.27mg 6%
Total Carbs 61.19g 33%
Sugars 16.53g 108%
Dietary Fiber 5.63g 37%
Protein 6.91g 23%
Iron 2.7mg 25%
Calcium 123.5mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.8
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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