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Recipe: Cinnamon Orange Mascarpone Cookies

Cinnamon Orange Mascarpone Cookies

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 30 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 150 g flour (or 1 1/4 cups)
  • 100 g cornstarch (or 3/4 cup)
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 100 g sugar (or 1/2 cup)
  • 250 g mascarpone (or 1 cup)
  • 80 g clarified butter (or 1/3 cup)
  • 100 g dried orange slices (ca. 6 slices)
  • 100 g powdered sugar (ca. 4/5 cups) for icing
  • 2 tbsp. orange juice for icing
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon for icing
  • 50 g dried orange slices (ca. 3 slices) to decorate

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180°C (or 360 °F).
  • Add the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon and sugar to a bowl. Stir.
  • Add the clarified butter and mascarpone to the dry ingredients.
  • With the help of a hand mixer, mix all ingredients until you have a smooth dough. This takes several minutes.
  • Chop up the dried orange slices.
  • Mix the orange pieces in with the dough.
  • Use two spoons to put little piles of dough onto a cookie sheet.
  • Bake in the oven for ca. 20 minutes.
  • Allow the cookies to cool.
  • For the icing, mix the powdered sugar, cinnamon and orange juice in a small bowl. Stir until you have a thick liquid.
  • Spread the icing on the cookies.
  • Cut the remaining dried orange slices into smaller pieces.
  • Decorate the cookies with the orange pieces.
Keyword Christmas, cookies