Orange Cookies

Ingredients

• 2½ cups flour (300 g)
• pinch salt
• 1 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 5 tbsp cold butter (100 g)
• 2/3 cup sour cream (150 g)
• 1 egg
• 2 oranges (450 g)
• 1/2 cup sugar (100 g)
• 2 tbsp cornstarch (30 g)
• powdered sugar for rolling

Method

1. Mix flour, salt, vanilla sugar, and baking powder.
2. Add cold butter and mix well.
3. Add sour cream and egg, mix to form dough.
4. Cover dough with cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
5. Zest one orange and peel both oranges.
6. Blend peeled oranges to a puree.
7. Mix orange puree with sugar and cornstarch.
8. Cook mixture until thickened, stirring constantly.
9. Cover orange filling with cling film and cool to room temperature.
10. Divide dough into 4 parts and roll each to about 11 inches diameter.
11. Cut each rolled dough into 8 parts.
12. Place cooled orange filling on dough pieces.
13. Bake at 356°F (180°C) for 30 to 35 minutes.
14. Roll baked cookies in powdered sugar.