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    Home » Our latest posts » Cookies

    Blood Orange Spritz Cookies Look and Taste like Spring

    March 2, 2017 Filed Under: Cookies, Desserts, Featured

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    Blood Orange Spritz Cookies are bursting with natural orange flavor and color. 

    Beautiful, natural colored and flavored Blood Orange Spritz Cookies are a springtime orange treat.

    spritz cookies on a plate with text overlay "blood orange spritz cookies"

    I am not a big fan of food coloring. I can usually taste it, especially red. Natural muted colors are pretty and taste better.

    These cookies use blood oranges for a pinkish orange hue to the cookie and bright pink to the icing. They practically scream spring!

    Do you need a cookie press?

    Use your favorite cookie press shape to make these. I went with the springtime flower.

    If you do not have a cookie press, drop the dough by tablespoonful onto a cookie sheet leaving about two inches apart. Frost with the icing after they have cooled.

    What are blood oranges?

    If you aren't familiar with blood oranges the outer peel has a slight blush to it, and the inside is a bright red. The taste is one of the strongest sweetest orangy oranges you have ever tried.

    Feel free to use your favorite orange or other citrus fruit instead. I am sure they would be equally lovely with lemons or limes as well.

    Blood Orange Spritz Cookies

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    Ingredients
     

    • 1 blood orange
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 cup butter (cut into slices)
    • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • 1 cup powdered sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 375° F.
    • Zest the orange with the fine side of a grater. Slice the orange in half and juice both halves.
    • In a mixing bowl combine butter, sugar and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Beat until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
    • Add egg and 2 tablespoons of orange juice, mixing until combined.
    • Slowly add flour until incorporated, scraping bowl periodically.
    • Fill cookie press with dough using your favorite shape. Press out cookies approximately an inch apart on a baking sheet.
    • Bake until just turning brown at edges. About 10 minutes.
    • While cookies cool, prepare icing. In a small bowl add 1 cup confectioners sugar and 1 tablespoon orange juice. Stir to combine. Add more orange juice until you get your desired consistency.
    • Add a drop of icing in the middle of the cookies, or drizzle over the top.

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    Until next time, happy eating.
    ~Audrey

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Ellen

      March 02, 2017 at 7:40 am

      Such a pretty and flavorful cookie for spring. I love using blood oranges.

      Reply
    2. Erin @ Making Memories

      March 02, 2017 at 4:16 pm

      Your cookies look wonderful! I love blood oranges.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 03, 2017 at 3:42 pm

        Thanks, Erin. I love them too.

    3. Cynthia

      March 02, 2017 at 4:43 pm

      I recently started a love affair with blood oranges. I will be sorry when I can no longer find them. These cookies would be so bright tasting. I will have to give them a try - if I have any blood oranges left. Thanks for being a part of the Fill The Cookie Jar group!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 03, 2017 at 3:41 pm

        We have two seasons of them here in Southern California, luckily.

    4. Cindy's Recipes and Writings

      March 02, 2017 at 5:09 pm

      Beautiful color in these cookies! I ate a blood orange yesterday, they are delicious. I'll bet these cookies are fantastic.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 03, 2017 at 3:41 pm

        They are so flavorful. I almost ate them all before I made the cookies.

    5. Amy's Cooking Adventures

      March 02, 2017 at 7:21 pm

      Sp pretty & simple! I love these!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 03, 2017 at 3:40 pm

        Simple is my favorite thing these days.

    6. Joanne/Wine Lady Cooks

      March 05, 2017 at 11:30 am

      These are adorable Audrey, they look like 'spring flowers'. These are great for spring party gatherings.

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 11, 2017 at 5:54 pm

        Thanks, Jo.

    7. Beverly

      March 05, 2017 at 4:57 pm

      These cookies look so good and so perfect for spring. Pinned.
      Hugs,
      Bev

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 11, 2017 at 5:54 pm

        Thanks, Bev. I was thrilled with how they came out.

    8. Haley Bradley

      March 08, 2017 at 9:26 pm

      I love blood oranges! They have so much flavor. And your cookies look amazing and are making me hungry!

      Reply
      • Audrey

        March 11, 2017 at 5:51 pm

        Blood oranges are amazing, aren't they.

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