These Orange cookies taste as good as they smell!

There are few aromas more magical than those emanated by citrus fruits and in fact, aromatic citrus essences are widely used in baking. For a snack or a healthy breakfast, however, you do not have to resort to store-bought products because it does not take much to make your own fragrant and delicious cookies!  

Here is how to make orange cookies quickly and without any complicated procedures. 

Ingredients for the cookies:

2 eggs 
90 gr of powdered sugar 
90 gr of sunflower seed oil 
Orange zest from half an orange
125 gr potato starch
250 gr flour 

Ingredients for the cream: 

Orange juice 
1 tablespoon sugar 
Half tablespoon of potato starch 
1-3 drops of natural orange extract

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1. In a bowl, break the two eggs, add the powdered sugar, the sunflower seed oil, and the orange zest. Stir to mix the ingredients together, and then incorporate the potato starch.

2. Once the potato starch has been mixed in well, start adding the flour, a little at a time. When the dough is sufficiently solid, then place it on the tabletop and start to knead it.

3. From the dough, make balls of equal size and place them in a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Make the cavity where you are going to put the orange flavored cream by using a juicer (sprinkle flour on the tip so that it will not stick to the dough).

4. Bake in a static oven at 180°C (350°F) for 20-25 minutes.

5. While the cookies are baking, squeeze into a small saucepan, the juice from the orange you used to obtain the orange zest, add one tablespoon of sugar, a half tablespoon of corn starch and a few drops of natural orange extract. Put the sauce pan on a low fire and stir constantly until the cream is thick (about 3 minutes). With the help of two teaspoons fill the cavities in the baked cookies --- and now they are ready to be served!

As you can see, preparing these delicious orange cookies is even easier than you thought!