As a child, my favorite treat in the world was a creamsicle.....orange sherbert wrapped around vanilla ice cream. The thought of it still makes me giddy with delight. Unfortunately, I have not been able to eat ice cream for years, so I have to find alternative ways to enjoy my favorite flavor of summer.
3 variations on a theme:
#1 - Use my shortbread cookie recipe and bake it with only vanilla as the flavoring. But instead of pure vanilla extract, I used vanilla bean paste. Then, I used orange juice in the royal icing recipe along with a touch of orange food coloring to give it that "sunshine" look. For serving the cookies the same day, I took a slice of mandarine orange and placed it in the royal icing as a juicy surprise.
#2 - Dice up candied orange rind and incorporate that into the cookie dough along with a few drops of orange extract and then make a vanilla royal icing with a piece of orange rind in the center for decoration.
#3 - Use the vanilla shortbread cookie base with candied orange rind and use a little orange food coloring in the dough to give it an more orange appearance, form it into 1 inch balls and bake. Decorate with white royal icing and a green fondant or marzipan leaf.
These cookies are just too cute and work amazingly well for a ladies afternoon tea or a summer party.
From the heart of my purple kitchen to you,
Enjoy!!!
S.
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