WINTER CITRUS

So every Christmas my husband's grandparents get us a box

of Florida oranges & grapefruits. They are SOOO good, but there is just 

so many of them that it's hard to use them all before they go bad.

We've made LOTS of mimosas with them, but still have a few leftovers.

So I'm making cookies.

 CITRUS DELIQUESCE

Ingredients:

1 1/2 sticks of unsalted butter, room temperature

1 cup of powdered sugar

1 1/2 tablespoons of orange & grapefruit zest

3 tablespoons of orange & grapefruit juice

1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour

2 tablespoons corn starch

1/4 teaspoon salt

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

Zest both the orange and the grapefruit until you get about

1 1/2 tablespoons combined.

Now you need to juice both the orange and the grapefruit. You might as well

juice the whole thing and make a mimosa with the extra juice.

It makes baking a LOT more fun.

Mix the butter & 1/3 cup of powdered sugar in a medium bowl

until light and fluffy. Add the zest, juice & vanilla and beat until

well incorporated.

In a separate bowl mix together the flour, cornstarch & salt.

With the mixer on a low setting add the dry ingredients.

Add small amounts at a time, until well incorporated.

Now divide the dough in 2. Roll each half into a 1 inch diameter log.

Wrap each half up with parchment paper and chill in the fridge for about an hour.

Once you finished an episode of Law and Order (or whatever show you're in to)

remove the dough from the fridge and unwrap.

Slice the logs into 1/4 inch thick slices & place on a lined baking sheet.

Bake for 13-14 minutes or until the cookies turn golden brown.

Once out of the oven let them sit for about 5-10 minutes to cool off.

Now for the fun part. Powdered sugar.

Take a flour duster and dust both sides of the cookies.

5 out of 5

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TASTE TESTERS:

LAUREN: Its hard for me to finish any night without something chocolate, however these cookies were pretty damn good. The texture was like a shortbread cookie, soft, light & fluffy.

They had an amazing citrus flavor, but nothing overwhelming. Perfect balance between sweet and tart.

CJ:  I loved these.  They were a nice subtle variation on the usual lemon bars or cookies with the texture of a shortbread cookie.  So good with a cup of coffee.