Spiced cookies with orange cream
Description
Homemade treats for tea. These spiced, aromatic cookies are perfect for the holiday season. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Soften the butter and cut it into pieces. Mix flour, baking soda, salt, and spices in a large bowl, then set aside. In a large saucepan, combine sugar, corn syrup, and water. Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar dissolves.
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Step 2
2. Place the butter in a bowl and pour the hot sugar mixture over it, then beat with a mixer at low speed.
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Step 3
3. In a small bowl, mix together the cream, vanilla extract, and eggs. Beat with a mixer. Add the butter mixture. Beat at medium speed.
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Step 4
4. Reduce speed to low and add the flour mixture. Beat with a mixer.
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Step 5
5. Divide the dough into three parts and roll each into a disk. Wrap each disk in plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. This recipe makes a large amount of dough, so you can also freeze it for up to 1 month, then thaw it when you're ready to use.
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Step 6
6. Preheat the oven to 175 degrees. Roll out 1 disc of dough on a lightly floured surface. Cut out the cookies.
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Step 7
7. Place the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake until golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool on a rack.
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Step 8
8. Meanwhile, prepare the creamy orange cream. Beat the softened butter with orange concentrate and zest. Gradually add sugar and beat until smooth.
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Step 9
9. Fill a polyethylene bag with a slit with the resulting mixture and squeeze the cream onto the cookies.
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Step 10
10. Top with the remaining halves and gently press down.
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Step 11
11. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 day, or refrigerate for up to 3 days.