Poppy Seed Cookies with Orange
Buttery cookies speckled with black poppy seeds and flavored with orange zest, poppy seed cookies are easy to make. Perfect with a cup of tea!
Servings: 40 cookies
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons poppy seeds
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- ½ cup chocolate chips, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cream butter, salt, vanilla, and sugar. Add egg yolks. Stir in flour, poppy seeds, and orange zest..
- Form one inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Press one chocolate chip in the center of each cookie. Flatten each ball slightly with a spatula.
- Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until very lightly browned.
- Cool slightly, remove to wire rack to cool completely.
Video
Notes
- Yield: Yield depends on how large you make the cookies.
- Lemon poppy seed cookies: Substitutelemon zest for the orange zest.
- Optional toppings: I like to press a semi-sweet chocolate chip in the center of each cookie but you can leave them plain, if you prefer, or use another type of chip, such as white chocolate or milk chocolate. Another option is to make a shallow well in the center of each cookie (before you bake them) and fill it with a ½ teaspoon of fruit preserves.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 93kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 27mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg
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