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    Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies

    Welcome to #SpringSweetsWeek 2022 hosted by Heather from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks!   Flowers are starting to bloom, the weather is getting warmer, and we're celebrating with spring sweets and a fun giveaway!  

    This post is sponsored in conjunction with #SpringSweetsWeek. I received product from sponsor companies to help in the creation of my recipes.  All opinions are mine alone.  

    This year 22 food bloggers from around the country are sharing over 75 sweet recipes that are perfect for spring.  So say bye bye to the snow and cold weather and get ready to enjoy amazing spring treats like cupcakes, cookies, pies, dessert boards, and even a few beverages!

    I'm kicking things off with one of the easiest cookies there are to make, shortbread. Even though the base recipe is simple there are so many ways you can change them up.  Melissa's Produce sent us an amazing selection and one of items were blood oranges.

    I zested them and added that to the dough, along with some of the juice.  The dough may look messy but form it into a disk as well as you can, wrap it and refrigerate it.

     

    Roll out between parchment or waxed paper. I used Glad Press n Seal on the top and a pastry mat, it makes the clean up so much easier and the mat doesn't slide around.

     

    I used a square cookie cutter with a scalloped edge. Re-roll scraps, being careful not to overwork the dough. Shortbread cookies don't spread so you can put a bunch on one sheet.


    My go to baking sheets are the Anolon Advanced. They have nice big non slip grips and you don't ever need cooking spray or parchment paper! The cookies bake somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes. You want them to be golden brown on the bottom.

    Let them cool completely on a wire rack and then move the rack back to the baking sheet. I made a glaze using Dixie Crystals powdered sugar and blood orange juice. I dipped the cookies into the glaze and then put them back onto the racks to set.

     
    The glaze turns out to be a gorgeous pink color, perfect for spring! You can dip half the cookie, all of it, or even dip the underside and leave the tops plain.

     
    Even with the glaze, they're not an overly sweet cookie. They're rich and buttery, flaky and crisp. They are great with coffee or tea. They'd also be amazing flavored with lemon or lime or even grapefruit!

     
    Thank you to Dixie Crystals, Melissa's Produce, Anolon, Sweets & Treats, Taylor and Colledge, and Nairn's for sponsoring #SpringSweetsWeek! 

     

    Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies

    Blood Orange Shortbread Cookies
    Author: Jolene's Recipe Journal

    Ingredients

    • 10 Tablespoons butter, softened
    • 1/3 cup Dixie Crystals granulated sugar
    • 2 cups flour, sifted
    • Zest from two blood oranges
    • 2 Tablespoons blood orange juice
    For Glaze:
    • 3/4 cup Dixie Crystals powdered sugar
    • 4 to 5 teaspoons blood orange juice

    Instructions

    1. Heat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment (This is unnecessary when using Anolon Advanced!).
    2. Beat together butter and sugar until fluffy. Add juice, zest and flour, mixing well. Work dough with hands to bring it together into a ball. It may feel crumbly. Flatten to a disk and then wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
    3. Open disk and top with an additional sheet or use a pastry mat. Roll out to ??. Cut out desired shapes with cookie cutters or use a knife to make squares. Move to baking sheets with a small spatula.
    4. Bake for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. Cookies should be golden brown on the bottoms. Let sit on sheets for 1 to 2 minutes and move to wire racks to cool completely.
    5. For the glaze, combine powdered sugar and blood orange juice to desired consistency. Dip or drizzle cookies and then let the glaze set.

    Other recipes you may enjoy:

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    Thank you #SpringSweetsWeek Sponsors: Dixie Crystals, Anolon, Sweets & Treats,  Melissa’s Produce, Taylor and Colledge, and Nairn’s for providing the prizes free of charge. These companies also provided the bloggers with samples and product to use for #SpringSweetsWeek recipes. All opinions are my own. The #SpringSweetsWeek giveaway is open to residents of the United States who are 18 years of age or older.   All entries for the winner will be checked and verified. By entering you give the right to use your name and likeness. The number of entries received determines the odds of winning. Six (6) winners will be selected. The prize packages will be sent directly from the giveaway sponsors. The #SpringSweetsWeek Bloggers are not responsible for the fulfillment or delivery of the prize packages. Bloggers hosting this giveaway and their immediate family members in their household cannot enter or win the giveaway. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited by law. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter or any other social channel mentioned in the #SpringSweetsWeek posts or entry.

    Comments

    1. I love your take on an orange shortbread. These sound so inviting! Great color too!

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    2. I love the ones that are half dipped in the glaze. So gorgeous and delicious I'm sure!

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    3. What a pretty cookie! I love the specks of orange too!

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    4. I like that the orange is in the cookie and the glaze...they are beautiful!

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    5. I can just imagine how much orange flavor is bursting from these. They look so good!

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    6. I am on my way to get blood oranges to make these. I love the half dipped ones!

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    7. Love this combo! Pretty and tasty!

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    8. Stunning! Love these delicious blood orange flavored cookies!

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    9. These look absolutely delightful. Can't wait to give them a try.

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