Orange-Almond Lace Cookies Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 30 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 45 minutes
Description: These Orange-Almond Lace Cookies strike a delightful balance between delicate sweetness and nutty richness. The addition of egg lends them a sturdiness that sets them apart from traditional lace cookies, making them less prone to breakage. They make for a charming gift when arranged in a decorative box or tin lined with festive tissue paper, tied together with a fancy bow.
Recipe Category: Drop Cookies
Keywords: Dessert, Cookie & Brownie, Fruit, Nuts, < 60 Mins, Oven
Ingredients:
| Quantity | Ingredient |
|---|---|
| 3/4 | cup unsalted butter |
| 1 1/2 | cups sugar |
| 3/4 | cup all-purpose flour |
| 1 | tablespoon orange zest |
| 2 | pinches salt |
| 1/2 | large egg |
| 1 | cup chopped almonds |
Instructions:
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Preheat oven to 325°F.
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Prepare baking sheet: Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
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Melt butter: In a heavy medium saucepan over medium-low heat, stir the 3/4 cup of butter until melted.
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Combine ingredients: Remove the saucepan from heat. Stir in the chopped almonds, sugar, flour, orange zest, and salt until well combined. Then, stir in the half of a large egg.
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Drop batter: Drop the batter by generous tablespoonfuls onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing them 3 inches apart as the cookies will spread during baking.
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Bake: Bake the cookies until they turn lacy and golden brown, approximately 15 minutes.
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Cool: Gently slide the parchment paper with the cookies onto a cooling rack and allow them to cool completely.
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Transfer: Once cooled, transfer the cookies to paper towels to remove any excess oil.
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Repeat: Repeat the process with the remaining batter, ensuring to line the cooled baking sheet with clean parchment paper for each batch.
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Storage: These cookies can be made ahead and stored between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week, or they can be frozen for up to 1 month.
Enjoy the delicate crunch and delightful flavor of these Orange-Almond Lace Cookies, perfect for any occasion or as a thoughtful homemade gift.
