Orange Thyme Cookies
An olive oil cookie base bursting with juicy orange flavor and a hint of fresh spring thyme. A welcoming cookie for Spring that is easy and delicious.
Ingredients
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tbsn orange zest one medium orange.
- 2 tbsp heavy cream
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 cups flour I used Sonora Wheat from Barton Springs Mill.
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme (about a teaspoon) can use teaspoon of dried thyme.
Orange Zest Sugar
- 1 tbsp orange zest one medium orange zested.
- ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
Orange Thyme Cookies
- In a bowl combine olive oil, sugar, heavy cream, honey, orange juice, egg, fresh thyme leaves, and orange zest. Mix to combine. There should be no traces of egg left in the batter.
- Sift the flour, baking soda, salt on top of the wet ingredients and using a spatula mix to form a soft dough. Dough will be very soft.
- Preheat oven to 350*F.
- In a bowl add fresh orange zest to the sugar and rub the zest into the sugar until thoroughly combined. It will look like wet sand.
- Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Using a 3/4 ounce cookie scoop or a tablespoon, scoop a potion of dough and roll between palms to smooth the edges before rolling in the orange zest sugar.
- Place cookies at least 2 inches apart on baking sheet to allow for spread and bake for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool cookies for 5 minutes on baking sheet then move to wire rack to finish cooling.
- Cookies will stay fresh for up to a week in a tightly closed container. These cookies taste better after a day or two.
- Enjoy!
Notes
A delightfully light and fresh cookie made with orange zest, juice, and fresh thyme. A great cookie to welcome spring!