Aperol Spritz Cookies

Name: Aperol Spritz Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: about 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1/2 teaspoon orange extract; 1 teaspoon grated orange zest; 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; GLAZE:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1/4 cup Aperol; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; Sprinkles, optional

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Cook: 7 min. per batch + cooling

Yield about 3 dozen

Test Kitchen Approved

With notes of orange zest and an Aperol glaze, these Aperol spritz cookies are inspired by the popular summer cocktail.

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, room temperature
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
GLAZE:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup Aperol
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
Sprinkles, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°. In a large bowl, cream butter, confectioners' sugar and salt until light and fluffy, 3-4 minutes. Beat in egg, orange extract and orange zest until smooth, 1-2 minutes. Beat in flour until incorporated.
Using a cookie press fitted with a shaped disc, form cookies. Place on ungreased baking sheets 2 in. apart. Bake 7-8 minutes or until just set. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, whisk together confectioners’ sugar, Aperol and orange zest. Dip the top of each cooled cookie into the glaze. Top with sprinkles, if desired. Let sit 10 minutes or until glaze is set.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 84 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 19mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

Our Aperol spritz cookie recipe turns the perfect summer drink into a darling, orange-zested cookie. —Molly Allen, Hood River, Oregon

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