Soft citrus sugar cookies

 

A very soft sugar cookie, no rolling! 

 

Preheat oven to 350 (convection)

Mix together:

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• zest of one lemon, one grapefruit, one orange

 

Cream sugar mixture with:

•  2 sticks butter, room temp
  
• 3/4 cup canola oil (yes really!)
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar

 With mixer whipping, sprinkle in: 

• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

 

When that is WELL CREAMED (light color), add:

• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1 T vanilla
• dash of orange oil and/or bergamot oil, if you have it
• 3 large eggs

Mix very well, then add one cup at a time: 

• 5 3/4 cups flour

This is a VERY wet fluffy dough.   Drop using a 2 T scoop onto parchment on a baking sheet.    They don't spread much.    Spray the bottom of a small glass (or glass yogurt container) with oil, then into granulated sugar and flatten cookie.    Repeat - dip in sugar - flatten a cookie - dip in sugar - flatten cookie ... 

Bake 9-10 minutes until just before lightly browned edges to keep the cookies soft.     Allow to cool on tray.    

Add a buttercream frosting from creaming: 

2 sticks butter

5 cups powdered sugar

citrus fruit zest 

1 T sour cream

yellow or orange food coloring, if desired

orange juice to texture