Have any leftover orange juice sitting around? You must make these incredible orange juice cookies!   These cookies are crispy on the outside and pillowy soft on the inside and are the perfect cookie to make year-round.

These orange cookies are bright and citrusy, with orange juice and zest.  Not only do these taste amazing, but they are super easy to make!  Once you try this easy cookie recipe, you always wish you had extra oj in the fridge.

You will love the citrus flavor of this dessert!

If you like these cookies, you should also try the following:

Pineapple Juice Cookies 

Lemon Blueberry Cookies

Winter Fruit Pizza Cookies 

Ingredients 

1 1/2 cups of  All-Purpose Flour

1/2 teaspoon of salt

1/2 teaspoon of baking soda

1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

1/2 cup of unsalted butter

3/4 cup of granulated sugar

One teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

One large egg

1/3 cup of orange juice. Fresh orange juice or store-bought

One tablespoon of orange zest from an orange peel.

Optional: confectioners powdered sugar for sprinkling on top of the cookies.  You can also make an orange frosting or an orange glaze, but it’s not necessary.

Substitutions: Use the orange extract instead of vanilla extract for even more orange flavor.

Equipment:

cookie sheet

parchment paper or wax paper

a stand mixer or an electric hand mixer.

wire rack for cooling

large bowl for mixing

cookie scoop

You can make this dough ahead of time. 

• Refrigerate dough for up to two days. 
• Freeze dough in airtight freezer bags or an airtight container for up to two months. 
• You can also make the cookie balls ahead of time and freeze them from frozen.  
• These instructions are super easy to follow.  It is essential to refrigerate the cookie dough mixture for at least 30 minutes before baking it.

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl: flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar, and set aside.

3. Using an electric mixer, mix wet ingredients: butter, vanilla, egg, orange zest, and orange juice.

   

4. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

5. Chill dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator. You can skip this step if you’re in a pinch, but the cookies won’t form balls quite as easily.

6. Roll dough into balls using your cookie scoop. Dust each ball with powdered sugar and place evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

7. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.

8. Let cookies cool and serve.

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Orange Juice Cookies

Pillowy soft sugar cookies made with orange juice and orange zest.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 large egg 1
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1/3 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. Mix dry ingredients in a medium-sized bowl: flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and sugar and set aside.

3. Using an electric mixer, mix wet ingredients: butter, vanilla, egg, orange zest, and orange juice.

4. Slowly add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients.

5. Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes. You can skip this step if you're in a pinch, but the cookies won't form balls quite as easily.

6. Roll dough into balls using your cookie scoop. Dust each ball with powdered sugar and place evenly on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

7. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes.

8. Let cookies cool and serve.

I bake cookies with my kids often.  This orange cookie recipe is my middle son’s favorite cookie. He asks for it often.

Storage: You can store it in an airtight container at room temperature for up to five days.  You can also store these cookies in a freezer bag or another freezer-safe container for up to 3 months.

Did you make these delicious orange juice cookies?  How did they turn out for you?  Please comment below this blog post or tag me on social media and let me know how it turned out for you!  You can find me on Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.