Total: 1 hr 30 minutes | Makes: about 5 dozen

Ingredients:

Cookies:

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

2 tsp orange extract

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Frosting:

2 tbsp butter, melted

1 1/4 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp grated orange peel

1 tsp orange extract

1-2 tbsp milk

Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Beat butter and sugar, in large bowl, with electric mixer on high speed until creamy. Add egg and orange extract, mixing well. Gradually add flour, mixing well.
  2. Roll dough into 1″ balls. Place 2″ apart on greased baking sheet. Dip a flat-bottomed glass into sugar and flatten balls.
  3. Bake for 10-12 minutes until edges of cookies are lightly browned. Cool slightly on baking sheet; remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  4. To prepare frosting, combine butter, sugar, orange peel and extract until smooth. Stir in milk, as needed, until frosting is spreading consistency. Spread on each cookie.