Name: Melting Moments
Yield: Makes about 48 cookies
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon orange extract; 4 teaspoons baking powder; ¾ cup cornstarch; 2 or 3 cookie sheets or jelly-roll pans lined with parchment or foil; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1½ cups all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off); 2 large eggs; 1 cup confectioners’ sugar; 2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest; ⅛ teaspoon salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened

Preparation info

Makes about
48
cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Modern Baker

By Nick Malgieri

Published 2008

About

As far as I can determine, these are an old British cookie. They certainly deserve to be better known. The name is very fitting, because they are like little buttery orange-flavored clouds. Thanks to my friend Kyra Effren, who bakes every day, for sharing her wonderful recipe.

Ingredients

1½ cups all-purpose flour (spoon flour into a dry-measure cup and level off)
¾ cup cornstarch

Method

Set racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325°F (160°C).
Stir the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, and salt together and set aside.
Combine the butter and confectioners’ sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low speed with the paddle until well mixed. Increase the speed to medium and continue beating until lightened

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