Cookies «flower power»
Orange-flavored cookies topped with three-color spring icing and colorful sugar flower decorations
Ingredients
all-purpose flour
225 g
cold butter (cubed)
150 g
orange zest (finely grated)
1
muscovado sugar
125 g
egg yolk
1
orange juice
2 tbsp
powdered sugar
200 g
food coloring (green, yellow, orange)
to taste
sugar flowers (multicolored)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Put flour, butter, and orange zest into a food processor, and mix until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add sugar and egg yolk, and mix until the mixture starts to come together.
2
Step 2
Transfer the mixture to a lightly floured work surface, and knead until it forms a smooth dough. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, and chill in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
3
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 180°C (gas mark 6). Grease 2 baking sheets. On a floured work surface, roll the chilled dough out thin, then cut out 6 cm round shapes using a fluted cookie cutter.
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Step 4
Arrange the cookies on the baking sheets with a small gap between each. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes until golden, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Step 5
For decoration: Place orange juice in a bowl, and gradually stir in powdered sugar until the mixture forms a thick icing. Divide the icing into 3 separate bowls, and add a few drops of different food coloring to each bowl.
6
Step 6
Spread green icing over one third of the cookies, leaving a 1 cm border around the edge. Place one multicolored sugar flower (in a color different from the icing) on each cookie. Decorate the remaining cookies with yellow and orange icing using the same method. Leave the decorated cookies to set for about 1 hour.
