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Candied Orange Cookies

Teresa Ambra
Candied Orange Cookies sure are something special. These delightful cookies included candied orange peel and vanilla chips. They're festive and beautiful enough for holiday parties, Christmas Cookie Exchanges or potlucks. They also make a marvelous dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day.
4.34 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 36
Calories 172 kcal

Equipment

  • 2 18x26" cookie sheet pans
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • 1 spatula
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 sharp knife to chop candied orange peel (if it comes in long strips)
  • 2 wire cooling racks

Ingredients
  

  • 2 1/2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 3/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened (2 sticks)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. real vanilla extract
  • 8 oz. container Paradise candied orange peel chopped (if the pieces are large)
  • 12 oz. pkg. white vanilla chips or premiere white baking chips

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder and salt with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.
  • Add flour, candied orange peel pieces and white vanilla chips.
  • Stir ingredients until completely combined.
  • Roll into balls and place on cookie sheets that have been sprayed with cooking spray.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes or until golden brown around edges.
  • Do not overcook! Cookies will be plump.
  • Rotate cookie sheets on racks every six minutes of baking time.
  • Cool for several minutes on cookie sheets before transferring to rack to cool completely.
  • Store in airtight container.

Notes

NOTE: My cookies took about 15 minutes to bake.
 
Candied Orange Peel provided courtesy of Paradise Fruit Company.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 172kcalCarbohydrates: 23gProtein: 2gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 76mgPotassium: 44mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 169IUVitamin C: 0.05mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 0.5mg
Keyword cookie, dessert, orange, vanilla chips
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