About
Double the orange flavor, double the delight! Double Delights are buttery, tender cookies with lots of sunny orange goodness baked right in! On top is a creamy, luscious, sweet orange frosting that'll bring delight to anyone's day. Double Delights are going to make dessert a doubly good time!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 (6-ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 4 tablespoons orange zest, divided
- 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 tablespoons whole milk
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 -Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper.
Step 3 -In a large bowl, add the white sugar and 1 cup of the butter and using an electric handheld mixer, beat until light and fluffy.
Step 4 -Add the sour cream and the eggs to the butter mixture and beat until well-blended.
Step 5 -In a bowl, add the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt and whisk to combine.
Step 6 -Reserve 2 tablespoons of the orange juice concentrate.
Step 7 -Add the remaining orange juice concentrate and the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix well to combine into a dough.
Step 8 -Add 2 tablespoons of the orange zest to the dough and stir to combine.
Step 9 -Drop the cookie dough by the heaping tablespoonful onto the prepared baking sheets. You may need to work in batches.
Step 10 -Bake the cookies until the edges just begin to brown, about 10 minutes.
Step 11 -Transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
Step 12 -Repeat the baking process as needed until all of the dough is used.
Step 13 -In a small bowl, add the cream cheese, the remaining butter, the confectioners' sugar, the remaining orange zest, the reserved orange juice concentrate, and the milk and whisk until smooth.
Step 14 -Evenly spread a small amount of the frosting onto each of the cooled cookies.
Step 15 -Serve.
