This week's Tuesdays with Dorie recipe, Grandma's All-Occasion Sugar Cookies, was chosen by Ulrike of Kuchenlatein. You can find the recipe on her blog or by turning to page 146 of the wonderful book, Baking-from my home to yours, by Dorie Greenspan. I was making a bunch of desserts for a get-together anyway, so I decided to take these along. I kept it simple by doing the slice and bake variety, but mixing it up a little by adding the zest of 1 orange to the cookie dough, as Dorie suggests in the Playing Around options, and icing them with some Orange Cream Cheese Frosting that I had in the fridge from a recent cake. These cookies were a big hit. Very, very popular. I am probably going to make them again and see how the dough holds up for cut-outs and decorating. Go check out what other cookie creations the other TWD Bakers came up with by visiting the TWD Blogroll!
Coming Tomorrow- Maria's Spinach Cheese Ravioli
Is that orange zest in the cookie? Those look ravishing!
ReplyDeletelooks delicious !!! well done
ReplyDeletelook and sound delicious! they worked out well for me for cut-out cookies (just had to add some extra flour when rolling them out).
ReplyDeleteThe orange zest would have made these really yummy. They weren't my favorite for cutting out.
ReplyDeleteSugar cookies are the cookie staple in baking for me. Thanks for sharing this great recipe. If anyone inquires at myonlykitchen.com I will refer them here. Thanks again.
ReplyDeleteI love orange zest! I am sure these cookies are amazing!! So how did the ravioli turn out? I can't wait for tomorrow's post!!
ReplyDeleteI loved these two! The cookie cutter part was a bit tough, but I prevailed! Yum!
ReplyDeleteOh, I love the orange zest and I especially love the orange cream cheese frosting! I think these were great as slice and bakes -- a little time consuming as cut outs. You made the right call! I am not at all surprised that your cookies were a huge hit!
ReplyDeleteThose cookies look fantastic. After seeing all these sugar cookies I feel inspired to make some soon!
ReplyDeleteMmm, I think the orange zest sounds wonderful... looks like I need to make some more of these.
ReplyDeleteThey sound delish!
ooh, the orange sounds so delicious... and you can't go wrong with cream cheese :) glad they were a hit!
ReplyDeleteI've got a get together this weekend that I think I'll take these too! Thanks for the idea!!
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of adding zest!
ReplyDeleteThese look fab, with and without the frosting. I'll bet the zest really woke up the tastes. Great looking cookies!
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Ooo, orange cream cheese frosting. Sooo much better than royal icing, so much tastier. Brilliant idea - I bet they loved them!
ReplyDeleteOh, so good! The orange zest is a great idea and the orange icing is fab too.
ReplyDeleteThose look so delicious!
ReplyDeleteI love the flecks of orange zest, and orange cream cheese frosting sounds beyond yummy! I can't wait to try them this way. It's such a versatile recipe!
ReplyDeleteYour cookies look delicious Mary Ann!! I may try the slice and bake version next time!
ReplyDeleteOh! I had orange cream cheese frosting in the fridge from some cupcakes I made for someone last week. Would have been perfect on these cookies. Great idea!
ReplyDeleteI love those orange flecks in your cookies! My mouth is wawtering!
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