Sugar cookies with lemon and orange

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   Remove the food from the refrigerator in advance; the oil should reach room temperature.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the lemon and orange thoroughly and dry. Using a fine grater, remove the zest without touching the white pulp. Squeeze the juice from the orange.

3. STEP 3

   

   Sift the flour into a bowl along with the salt.

4. STEP 4

   

   Chop the butter with a knife, mix in a bowl with sugar and vanillin, grind thoroughly with a fork until smooth.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add egg, orange juice, lemon and orange zest to the container. Stir until the mass becomes homogeneous.

6. STEP 6

   

   Add a small portion of flour and stir. Pour the rest of the flour onto the table and lay out the half-finished dough.

7. STEP 7

   

   Quickly knead the shortbread cookie dough with your hands. It will take very little time, very quickly it will turn into a soft, elastic ball. It needs to be wrapped in film and put in the refrigerator for half an hour.

8. STEP 8

   

   Divide the chilled dough into 4 parts, form each into a sausage with a diameter of 3 cm. Pour sugar into a flat container and roll the dough sausages in it on all sides.

9. STEP 9

   

   Wrap each in film and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. This is necessary so that the dough becomes dense and does not deform when slicing. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.

10. STEP 10

    

    Cut the well-chilled shortcrust pastry sausages into slices 7 mm thick. Cover a baking tray with baking paper, place circles of dough on it at a distance from each other, since during baking they will increase in size: the diameter will increase and the thickness will decrease slightly. Bake cookies for approximately 20 minutes. It should dry and acquire a light golden hue.

11. STEP 11

    

    Allow the finished cookies to cool completely, then transfer to an airtight box.

Comments on the recipe

Anahit

12.10.2023

4.8

KitchenFairy, an unusual way for me to chill dough. But in the text you immediately answered my question about density and deformation. They look somewhat like crackers and very cute cookies. But you have to bake it yourself and try the structure of the cookies. Orange and lemon add a wonderful taste. I should bake it sometime. Thanks for the recipe.

Olga

12.10.2023

4.7

Cheers, I hope you enjoy it. They are not like crackers or biscotti: rather tiny shortbread cookies with a dense sugar crust.

Irisha

12.10.2023

4.9

The cookies turned out great, but can I clarify how much orange juice should be added to the dough?

Olga

12.10.2023

4.7

I added "by eye", about half of what I squeezed out of 1 medium-sized orange.

Shura

12.10.2023

4.5

KitchenFairy, but it really shines, it’s noticeable even in the photo, it’s an elegant cookie and very easy to prepare, I wanted our chefs to master it))

Olga

12.10.2023

4.6

Yes, it shines. In reality it’s even stronger, it’s just very cloudy here, and there’s no glare from the sun in the photo. There are so many variations you can make with this recipe: with coffee and a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon, with fresh rosemary or lavender in the dough, with cocoa and chocolate pieces.

Anna

12.10.2023

4.5

Gorgeous cookies, you can see from the photo that they are very tender, tasty, and I like that you can improvise with cocoa, cinnamon, etc. Overall super!!!