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Vanilla-Orange Sugar Cookies

Ingredients:

• Vanilla-Orange Super Soft Sugar Cookies
• 1 1/2 cups butter, softened (you heard me)
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• Zest of 2 oranges
• 1 vanilla bean, scraped out
• 6 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• A pinch of salt
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Combine the butter, yogurt and sugar with a mixer until smooth.
• Add the orange zest and vanilla bean and mix until combined.
• Add the dry ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
• Form dough into large balls (about 2 inches) and put on parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 400 degrees F. for 8 to 9 minutes until the edges are just very slightly browned.
• Let cookies cool completely before frosting.
• Orange-Ginger Frosting
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 1/2 cups icing sugar
• Zest of 1 orange
• Juice of 1 orange
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• Orange food colouring (or any colour)

Instructions:

1. Vanilla-Orange Sugar Cookies:
2. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
3. Combine the butter, yogurt and sugar with a mixer until smooth.
4. Add the orange zest and vanilla bean and mix until combined.
5. Add eggs and mix until combined.
6. Add the dry ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.
7. Form dough into large balls (about 2 inches) and put on parchment lined baking sheet.
8. Spray the bottom of a glass with cooking spray and dip in flour. Then use to press each dough ball to flatten it.
9. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 8 to 9 minutes until the edges are just very slightly browned.
10. Let cookies cool completely before frosting.
11. Orange-Ginger Frosting:
12. Combine all ingredients with a mixer until smooth.
13. Top each cookie with a generous amount of frosting.