Welcome to The Cookie Monster, a blog about the most marvelous, versatile, and beloved bakeable item in the land: The cookie. You may see occassional forays into pies, bars, and other sweet treats, but my main focus is and has always been on the bite sized genius behind my very favorite snack. Happy Baking!

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Orange Buttercream Sandwich Cookies

Hi Folks! Now that I am back from the honeymooon and happily a DiStefano, its definitely time to get back into baking-gear!

The boys headed up to the hunting cottage last weekend to do some work on the floors, so I thought I would whip up something new for them. I had some frozen white chocolate sugar cookie dough leftover from the wedding.....




But since they were all PRESENT at the wedding I wanted to do something a little different with the dough. Who doesn't like a sandwich cookie?



So I baked up around five dozen little cookie circles, and whipped up a quick batch of buttercream frosting. I had some OJ and orange extrat on hand, so I went with a quick Orange buttercream recipe:



Ingredients:

1/3 cup butter, softened

3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp orange extract

2-4 tablespoons orange juice


To make this frosting, simply blend together the butter and sugar, slowly at first to prevent a powdered sugar explosion. Then add in your liquids and blend until you have your desired texture.

Then it's time to spread the frosting on the cookies, and taste a little of course.

These were yummy, but VERY rich.









Happy Baking!

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