Olive Oil Cookies with Orange and Cinnamon

Name: Olive Oil Cookies with Orange and Cinnamon
Prep time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; ½ teaspoon baking powder; Pinch of salt; ½ cup granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Confectioners’ sugar for garnish; ¼ cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur; ¼ cup Grand Marnier or other orange liqueur; Grated zest of 1 orange or lemon, plus some of it’s juice if needed; Grated zest of 1 orange or lemon, plus some of it’s juice if needed; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus oil for the cookie sheets; ½ cup extra virgin olive oil, plus oil for the cookie sheets; 1 egg

Preparation info

Makes
2 dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

These can be produced, if you like, with lard or (more likely) butter, but this is an ancient recipe from southern Spain and probably was originally made with olive oil. Terrific with sherry or coffee.

Ingredients

2 cups flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of salt<

Europe
Spain
Dessert
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Combine the dry ingredients. Beat the egg with the olive oil, orange zest, and liqueur. Gently stir the liquid mix into the dry one, just until well combined; if the mixture is stiff, add a little orange juice.
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