RubySnap Judy Orange Cream Cookies

There’s a little hidden gem in a small shop right outside of downtown Salt Lake City, Utah that sells unique cookies that keeps me coming back for more. It’s called RubySnap and they have quite the following. We have a tradition of traveling to Park City every October to watch a football game and see actual leaves change colors. It’s a rite of passage to visit RubySnap to get our cookie fix when we are in town.

Last time we were there, I brought all of my brothers along with me. We are all crazy foodies! We sampled almost every single flavor and went home with two large boxes of cookies. My Dad was shaking his head at our antics. I told him that he raised us to love good food! After partaking way too many cookies, we voted on our favorites and since then, I am have been busy in the kitchen trying to replicate their famous cookies. This copycat recipe took some trial and error in the kitchen and I think we finally nailed it!

RubySnap Judy Orange Cream Cookies are the first copycat recipe that I will be sharing on Modern Honey.

Stay tuned for more cookie copycat recipes!

This RubySnap Judy Orange Cream Cookie starts with a citrus orange dough using fresh orange zest and a touch of sour cream. Adding cornstarch and baking powder creates a soft cookie that stays that way. This Orange Cream cookie is topped with a sweet orange cream cheese frosting made with butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and orange zest. It’s like eating a creamsicle in cookie form.

It may be a shocker but I am not a huge kitchen gadget person. I don’t have a pineapple corer, an apple peeler, or any of those specialty kitchen helpers. But I have to say that I love my zester and use it ALL of the time. I used a grater before but it grate some of the bitter white parts of the citrus and completely change the flavor of the dishes. This is the one that I picked up years ago — .

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RubySnap Judy Orange Cream Cookies

By: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey Soft citrus orange dough cookies topped with sweet orange zest cream cheese frosting. Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes minutes
Servings: 24

Equipment

• kitchenaid mixer
• baking sheet
• parchment paper baking sheets
• measuring cups and spoons
• turner
• spatula set
• cookie scoop

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter softened
• 2 cups Sugar
• 2 Eggs
• 1/4 cup Sour Cream
• 2 Tablespoons Orange Zest
• 3 cups Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Cornstarch
• 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt

Sweet Orange Cream Frosting:

• 1/2 cup Butter softened
• (1) 8-ounce pkg. Cream Cheese softened
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 2 teaspoons Orange Zest

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy -- about 4 minutes.
3. Add eggs, sour cream, and orange zest and cream together.
4. Stir in flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt.
5. Chill dough for at least 30 minutes.
6. Roll dough into balls and drop dough onto cookie sheets.
7. Bake for 11-14 minutes.
8. To make sweet orange cream cheese frosting:
9. In medium bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. Stir in powdered sugar and orange zest. Spread or pipe over cooled cookies.
10. Garnish with orange zest.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanServings: 24
Keyword: orange cookies

Happy Baking, my friends!