These low fat orange cookies are delicious with a nice cuppa tea ....Here is another recipe taken from the book “Cookies” which is published by ‘Pick & Pay’, South Africa. It is listed in the low fat section of the book and caught my eye as it contains fresh orange juice and rind, and I have quite a lot of oranges in the house at the moment.
My husband (who doesn’t really have a sweet tooth at the best of times) absolutely raved about these cookies – in fact, they were a hit with the entire household and even the dogs enjoyed them ! (Yes, my dogs are spoiled - I know !)
Fresh Orange Cookies
½ cup low fat Spread/Margarine
1 cup caster Sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 tbsp fresh Orange juice
grated rind of 1 Orange
1 ½ cups plain Flour
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
Cream the low fat spread/margarine & sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, orange juice & rind, and continue beating to blend. Set aside. In another bowl, sift together the flour, salt & baking powder. Add to the orange mixture & stir until it forms a dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap & chill for 2 hours, then roll into balls, press down with a fork & place on a greased baking sheet (about 2 ½ - 5 cm apart) & bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for 8 – 10 minutes, until golden brown.
Garnish with some finely grated orange rind if you like.
Makes around 30 cookies.
My husband (who doesn’t really have a sweet tooth at the best of times) absolutely raved about these cookies – in fact, they were a hit with the entire household and even the dogs enjoyed them ! (Yes, my dogs are spoiled - I know !)
Fresh Orange Cookies
½ cup low fat Spread/Margarine
1 cup caster Sugar
2 Egg yolks
1 tbsp fresh Orange juice
grated rind of 1 Orange
1 ½ cups plain Flour
½ tsp Salt
1 tsp Baking Powder
Cream the low fat spread/margarine & sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks, orange juice & rind, and continue beating to blend. Set aside. In another bowl, sift together the flour, salt & baking powder. Add to the orange mixture & stir until it forms a dough.
Wrap the dough in plastic wrap & chill for 2 hours, then roll into balls, press down with a fork & place on a greased baking sheet (about 2 ½ - 5 cm apart) & bake at 190’C/375’F/Gas Mark 5 for 8 – 10 minutes, until golden brown.
Garnish with some finely grated orange rind if you like.
Makes around 30 cookies.
