Dessert for 24

Orange Cookies

Name: Orange Cookies
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp cream of tartar; 1/8 tsp salt; 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 1 large egg; 1/2 tsp vanilla; 3 tbsp orange zest; 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1 1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice

$1.74for 422 minServes 24

These soft orange cookies combine butter, oil, and zest, then bake briefly before receiving a simple orange icing.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
	Eggs, 1$0.30 each typical	1	$0.30Typical price
	Oranges, a little$1.49/lb typical	a little	$0.10Typical price
	Juice, 0.75 oz$0.04/oz typical	0.75 oz	$0.03Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.42

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarSugar and brown sugarOlive and cooking oil

Not included in the cost.

22 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

American Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.43 per serving$1.74 for 4

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Ingredients

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla
3 tbsp orange zest
1/2 cup unsalted butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets.
Whisk the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt in a bowl.
Beat the butter, oil, and sugars, then add the egg, vanilla, and orange zest.
Mix in the dry ingredients, scoop tablespoon-sized portions onto the sheets, and flatten them slightly.
Bake for 10 minutes, then cool the cookies for 3 minutes.
Beat the remaining butter, powdered sugar, and orange juice into icing and spread it over the cookies.