Spicy orange cookies

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 140 g butter, very soft
• 80 g powdered sugar
• 1 large organic orange(s), zest
• 2 medium-sized egg yolks
• 1 m.-sized egg(s)
• 150 g spelt flour
• 1 tsp mace flower(s), ground
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• 1 carnation(s), ground elder
• 30 g powdered sugar, sifted
• 3 tsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed

Instructions

Working time approx. 35 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 10 minutes; Total time approx. 45 minutes

fruity and Christmassy, ​​for about 50 cookies

Preheat oven to 160°C (fan/convection oven) and line two baking sheets with baking paper. For the cookies, beat the butter with the powdered sugar and most of the grated orange zest (the rest will be used for decoration at the end) using a whisk attachment on a mixer until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in the egg and egg yolks, then carefully fold in the flour and spices. Transfer the mixture to a piping bag fitted with a 6mm diameter nozzle and place dots of approximately 2cm in diameter, well-spaced, on the baking sheet. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for approximately 10 minutes until light brown. Remove from the oven and let cool. For the glaze, mix the powdered sugar with lemon juice until lump-free and brush over the cooled cookies. Sprinkle the remaining orange zest over the cookies before the glaze hardens. This recipe makes about 40-50 cookies. Note: Use organic ingredients where possible. These cookies are perfect for Christmas, but they can also be served year-round, for example, with coffee or tea, thanks to their wonderfully fruity flavor. They’ll keep in a cookie tin for about four weeks.