Fresh Orange Cookies With Orange Glaze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
2 eggs
3 tablespoons freshly grated orange zest
4 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup orange juice
Glaze
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated orange zest
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and sour cream until smooth.
Beat in eggs one at a time then add orange zest.
In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into sugar-sour cream mixture, alternating with orange juice.
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets or in madeleine-style pans.
Bake for 8-10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before moving to wire cooling rack.
In a small bowl, combine melted butter, sugar and orange zest. Mix in orange juice, 1 Tbs. at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over cooled cookies.