Orange Refrigerator Cookies

Name: Orange Refrigerator Cookies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 40
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoons baking soda; 118 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 227 grams cup butter at room temperature; 1 large egg; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons grated orange peel; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters minced walnuts

Orange Refrigerator Cookies might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 106 calories, 1g of protein, and 6g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 40. If you have flour, firmly brown sugar, granulated sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in egg and orange peel until well blended.

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Granulated Sugar

Brown Sugar

Orange Zest

Butter

Egg

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Hand Mixer

Bowl

In another bowl, mix flour, walnuts, baking soda, and salt. Stir or beat into butter mixture until well blended.

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Baking Soda

Walnuts

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Divide dough in half; form each portion into a 2 1/2-inch-thick log. Wrap logs airtight in waxed paper. Freeze until firm enough to slice neatly, at least 2 hours, or up to 3 weeks.

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Dough

Wrap

Unwrap dough. Using a sharp knife, cut logs crosswise into 1/8-inch-thick slices.

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Dough

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Knife

Lay slices 3 inches apart on buttered or cooking parchmentlined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets; if cookies flattened when cut, reshape with your fingers.

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Baking Sheet

Bake cookies in a 375 oven until edges are very lightly browned, about 12 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking. With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool completely.

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Oven