Polka-Dot Cookies Recipe

Polka-Dot Cookies Recipe

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
  • 1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg, concentrate and orange peel. Combine dry ingredients; gradually add to creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  2. Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each portion to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a 2-in. round cookie cutter dipped in flour. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for 6-7 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  3. Combine frosting ingredients. Place in a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in corner of bag. Pipe polka dots on cookies.
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