Dessert Recipes

Ojai Tangerine Mini Cookies

These darling little cookies are small in size but they’re big on zesty citrus flavor. Every bite is like a ray of sunshine! They bake up buttery and crispy, almost like a shortbread. Topped with a simple, orange-infused powdered sugar glaze, they’re sweet, cheery, and bright. You’ll definitely want to eat more than one—or two—or three. Tuck them into lunches, bring them along to potlucks, or nibble on them with a cup of coffee on a lazy Sunday morning.

Ojai Tangerine Mini Cookies
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Ojai Tangerine Mini Cookies

Serves: 36

For the cookie dough:

2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour, plus more for dusting
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp kosher salt
¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
¾ cup granulated sugar
¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
½ cup Gelson’s 100% California extra-virgin olive oil
1 large egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

For the pixie glaze:

1 cup confectioners’ sugar
Zest from 2 Ojai Pixies
3 Tbsp Ojai Pixie juice

Directions

  1. To make the cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. 
  2. In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Add the sugars and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. 
  3. Slowly pour in the olive oil while mixing on low speed until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg and vanilla, mixing until combined. 
  4. Add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. 
  5. Form the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until firm, and up to 2 days.
  6. When ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 350º. Line 2 sheet pans with parchment paper. 
  7. Lightly dust a work surface with flour, and roll the dough out to ¼-inch thickness. Using a 1” round cookie cutter, cut the dough into circles. Place the circles in a single layer on a sheet pan and chill in the freezer for 10 minutes. 
  8. Evenly space 12 cookies on the prepared sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until just beginning to brown around the edges. Transfer to a wire rack to let cool completely, and repeat with the remaining cookie dough. 
  9. To make the glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, Pixie zest, and Pixie juice. Immediately spread the glaze over the cooled cookies and let set. Leftover cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days. 

Recipe adapted from: “100 Cookies”