Orange Drop Cookies
Awaiting Trial Recipe version 1 · Filed by the Court (seed pool) · Filed from the federal original: 'Orange Drop Cookies' in Aunt Sammy's Radio Recipes Revised, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Home Economics, issued May 1931 (Van Deman & Yeatman) — a U.S. federal work, public domain. Text read in full at https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/items/auntsammysradior1931unit/auntsammysradior1931unit_djvu.txt (Internet Archive djvu text, CAT copy). This is the 1931 Revised edition; no part of this entry is attributed to the 1927 first edition. Conversion: the original's 2 cups sifted flour (250 g) is swapped for a gum-containing gluten-free 1:1 blend at the same weight (USDA basis 125 g/cup); baking powder is specified gluten-free. The salt quantity (1/2 teaspoon) follows the 1931 table layout as read. The original names no yield; the filed yield of about 36 cookies is an editorial serving assignment, disclosed here.
Grated orange rind creamed into the butter and sugar, orange juice in the batter — soft drop cookies that make in about ten minutes in a moderately hot oven.
Why this complexity: Rind is creamed with the fat and sugar so the orange oil distributes; Soft drop batter; cookies are portioned by spoonful, not rolled.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 4 tablespoons orange juice
- 250 g gluten-free 1:1 baking blend (with gum) (about 2 cups), for the original 2 cups sifted flour (250 g, USDA basis 125 g/cup)
- 4 teaspoons gluten-free baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Method
- Heat the oven to 375°F to 400°F (moderately hot). Grease baking sheets.
- Cream together the grated orange rind, butter, and sugar.
- Add the well-beaten eggs and the orange juice.
- Sift the blend, baking powder, and salt together and add to the first mixture. Mix just until combined.
- Drop the batter by spoonfuls onto the greased baking sheets, spacing well apart.
- Make for about 10 minutes, until lightly browned at the edges. Remove from the pan while warm.
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