Clementine Cookies
Clementine Cookies are made from the basic sugar cookie dough. These quick and easy cookies are delicately flavoured with fresh clementine juice and zest.
Ingredients
- 2¾ cups plain flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ cups sugar
- 1 cup butter approx. 200g
- 1 large egg
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp clementine zest
- 3-4 tbsp clementine juice
- Extra Sugar for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Prepare the baking trays either by lining them with parchment paper or lightly greasing them with butter.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together into a large bowl.
- Add butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Cream them together either using by using a spatula or hand held electric whisk or mixer.
- Cream till it becomes soft and creamy.
- Add the egg, vanilla extract, zest and juice. Mix well.
- Add the flour mixture.
- Using your hand, mix gently and form a dough. Once all the ingredients come together in the form of a dough, leave it. Don’t over mix.
- Take a tablespoon of the dough and roll it into a ball.
- Add extra sugar into a small bowl or plate.
- Roll the ball in it.
- Place on the baking tray.
- Repeat the above steps with the remaining dough.
- Make sugar you place the rolled balls at least an inch apart, as the cookies with spread out during the baking time.
- Bake them for 10-12 minutes or until the sides or bottom are light golden in colour.
- Remove the cookies from the oven.
- Allow the cookies to rest on the baking tray for 5 minutes.
- Place them on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container till required.
Notes
- Can replace clementine with any other citrus fruit.
- Add chopped nuts, dried fruits or chocolate chips.
- All the ingredients must be at room temperature.
- Replace the egg with ¼ cup plain thick yogurt for egg free version.
- Use coarse sugar or coloured sugar for rolling the cookie balls.
- To roll the dough out flat and cut into shapes using a cookie cutter, chill the dough in the fridge for 45-60 minutes. Cover it with cling film.