If orange food coloring isn’t available, combine red and yellow to create an orange hue.
Ingredients
- 5.6 ounces all-purpose flour (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
- 6 to 10 drops orange food coloring
How To
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°.
Step 2
Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cocoa, and salt in a bowl, stirring with a whisk.
Step 3
Place butter and granulated sugar in a medium bowl. Beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add egg whites and vanilla; beat 1 minute or until well combined. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until combined. Spoon dough onto a 12-inch-long sheet of plastic wrap; gently press mixture into a ball. Wrap and chill dough for 1 hour.
Step 4
Divide dough in half. Working with 1 portion at a time, roll dough to 1/4-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface; cut into desired shapes with 2 1/4- to 3 1/4-inch cookie cutters (wrap and refrigerate remaining dough portion to keep it chilled). Place cookies on baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until cookies are firm in the center. Cool 2 minutes on pan. Remove cookies from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.
Step 5
Combine powdered sugar and remaining ingredients in a small bowl; stir with a whisk until smooth. Scrape icing into a heavy-duty zip-top plastic bag. Snip a tiny hole in 1 corner of bag with scissors; decorate cookies as desired with icing.
Nutritional Information
- Calories 115
- Fat 3.8g
- Satfat 2.4g
- Monofat 1g
- Polyfat 0.2g
- Protein 1g
- Carbohydrate 20g
- Fiber 1g
- Cholesterol 9mg
- Iron 1mg
- Sodium 28mg
- Calcium 5mg