Orange-Honey Drop Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
7 tablespoons butter, softened
2 teaspoons orange rind, grated
1/3 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 large egg
1 3/4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup plain fat-free yogurt
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1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
2 teaspoons orange rind, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F Prepare baking sheets by coating with non-stick spray.
Beat together sugar, butter and orange rind with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
Add honey, orange extract, egg and beat until well blended.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the yogurt, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
Drop by level tablespoons (or medium cookie scoop) onto the prepared baking sheets.
Bake at 350F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Put on a wire rack but don't let cool completely before icing.
For icing - combine powdered sugar and juice in a small bowl, stir with a whisk. Brush icing evenly over warm cookies. Sprinkle with bits of the grated orange rind. Cool completely on wire racks before storing.