Ingredients
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- FOR COOKIES:
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup well-shaken buttermilk
- FOR GLAZE
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
- 3 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F with a center rack.
- Grease 2 large cookie sheets.
- Whisk together flour, zest, baking soda, and salt.
- Beat together butter and sugar with electric mixer until fluffy.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Mix in flour mixture and buttermilk alternately at low speed and mix until smooth.
- Drop rounded tablespoons of dough about 1 1/2 inches apart onto cookie sheets.
- Bake one sheet at a time, until cookies puff up and edges are golden, about 15-18 minutes per batch. Your oven may vary.
- If using the same cookie sheet, allow the sheet to cool before dropping in the dough for the second batch to prevent excessive spreading and browning of edges.
- Cool finished cookies on sheets 1 minute, then transfer to racks to finish cooling.
- Whisk together all glaze ingredients and brush onto tops of warm cookies.
- Let stand until cookies are cooled and glaze is set.
