Christmas orange cookies - recipe

Ingredients

Recipe , Christmas , Orange , Cinnamon , Cookies , Gift

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1

Preheat the oven to 190°C (170°C fan, gas mark 5) and line 2 large baking trays with baking parchment.
2
Cream together the butter and sugar until combined. Stir in the egg, orange extract and cinnamon and mix well.

For this step you'll need:
- 110g Butter (unsalted) softened
- 200g Unrefined light muscovado sugar
- 1 Egg(s) (free range) medium
- ½tsp Orange extract
- ½tsp Cinnamon ground
3
Add the flour, salt, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and mix until well combined, the dough will be quite stiff.

For this step you'll need:
- 195g Plain white flour
- ½tsp Baking powder
- ½tsp Bicarbonate of soda
4
Add the candied peel and mash together until evenly distributed.

For this step you'll need:
- 150g Candied peel
5

Divide the mixture into 8 – 10 balls and place on a baking tray leaving about 8cm between each one.
6

Bake in the oven for 10-12 mins. Remove from the oven and leave to cool and firm up before transferring onto a cooling wire to cool completely.

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