Best 6 Orange Flavored Sugar Recipes

ORANGE-FLAVORED SUGAR

Steps:

• Scrub oranges under hot running water and dry well. Finely grate zest into a bowl. Add sugar and stir to combine. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

SIMPLE ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk sugar with orange zest and orange juice in a small bowl until smooth.

ORANGE SUGAR COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter, sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, orange zest, orange juice and extract. Gradually beat in flour., Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 375°. On a floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on greased baking sheets., Bake until edges are light brown, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, milk and, if desired, food coloring until smooth. Pipe or spread over cookies; let stand until set.

FLAVORED SUGARS CITRUS SUGAR

Steps:

• Place the sugar in a bowl of a mini food processor. Carefully remove the zest from the lemon and orange using a fine grater. If you use a square grater, wrap it in plastic wrap. This makes it easier to remove all of the zest that clings to the grater. Scrape the zest into the sugar in the processor. Process for 15 to 30 seconds to blend.
• Store tightly sealed in a glass jar. If the sugar hardens, break it up with a fork before using
• Place the lavender in the bowl of a mini food processor or spice mill. Process until ground into a fine powder. Add the sugar and process for a few seconds to combine.
• Store tightly sealed in a glass jar. If the sugar hardens, break it up with a fork before using.
• Place the spices in the bowl of a mini food processor or spice mill. Process until ground into a fine powder. Add the sugar and process for a few seconds to combine.
• Store tightly sealed in a glass jar. If the sugar hardens, break it up with a fork before using

ORANGE SUGAR CUTOUT COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter and granulated sugar for 3 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs, orange juice, orange peel, and orange extract.
• Beat in the flour mixture, a little at a time, until well-blended.
• Divide the dough into thirds, wrap each portion in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease baking sheets or use silpats.
• Place one-third of the dough on a lightly floured surface, leaving the remaining two-thirds in the refrigerator.
• Using a floured rolling pin, roll to 1/8 inch thickness.
• Using floured cookie cutters, cut into shapes.
• Arrange on the prepared baking sheets and repeat until all the dough has been used.
• Bake for 11 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool on a rack for 2 minutes- Remove to the rack to cool completely.
• (If you want, before baking and after cutting out shapes, mix 1 egg white and 2 Tablespoons water, then brush each cookie with this mixture and sprinkle on colored sugar for holidays).

ORANGE SUGAR GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in small bowl.
• Whip for 1 minute on high until smooth.
• Spread on cookies or pour over bundt cake.
• Allow to dry.
• Note: This will harden on cookies beautifully making them easy to freeze or great for cookie trays.