Spritz Orange Crisps

easy to make, the orange flavor was delicate and delicious. i did not alter the recipe. i did add some orange glaze on a few since i had left over. i dipped a few in chocolate, my family thought topping were not necessary.

Citrus is a perfect brightener for classic spritz dough. I used the traditional butter rather than shortening, and followed one reviewer's recommendation to substitute orange juice concentrate for orange juice, which punched up the color as well as the flavor. 8 minutes on convection bake was just right for golden edges. Cookies needed to be removed promptly from the sheets, so they would not stick.

These were excellent! I used a mix of cake flour and all purpose, sifted together as directed. They came out great. Mine were done after 8 minutes...I did burn a batch but they're still good burnt! My plastic gun worked okay, just make sure to grease the plates. If you don't have a cookie press or gun roll them into 1" balls like for peanut butter cookies and press them down with a sugared glass or your hand. I chilled half the dough and they came out puffier than the non chilled cookies.