Almond Orange Snowflake Cookies
These Almond Orange Snowflake cookies is so rich from almond with a subtle orange taste. And the icing is super easy too! This holiday season, I am in a totally different rhythm. I am baking cookies like never before and thankfully every single recipe is working out magically. Of course, my little fella is over the moon happy with his Mommy’s new favorite activity. He is always looking for what I am baking next and even started making some requests. His requests often include either chocolate or creamy frosting. As much as I love baking with him, I had to tackle these almond orange snowflake cookies while he was at school.
Handling the Almond Orange Snowflake Cookie Dough!
Sugar cutout cookies, as we all know, needs to be chilled before cutting. You want to keep the dough cold all the time for easy cut out. With this cookie dough, it was a little difficult as the almond meal made the dough extra buttery. So, I had to chill the dough several times - after the dough was ready, after rolling the dough and again after cutting the dough into desired shape. It was not tough but I just had to make some space in the fridge and go along with the waiting game.
Few Key Points to Remember!
The Icing:
Its just powdered sugar with a little bit of milk that’s whisked to make the icing! I kept the consistency of the icing thick as I only did outlines. If you want to fill the cookie with more icing, add a tad bit more milk to loosen the consistency.
If you enjoy the flavor of almond, you will surely enjoy these cookies a lot! We loved it and so did our guests. This recipe was adapted from Laura’s Almond Sugar Cookies! I just had to change the measurements as I wanted to bake a smaller batch.
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