PORTAKALLI KURABİYE

ORANGE COOKIES

Ingredients:

• 2 sticks salted butter ( melted )
  
• 4 tbsp of sugar
• Juice and zest of 1 orange
• 1/2 tsp of baking soda
• 1 egg yolk
• all purpose flour
  

Topping:

• 1/2 cup of finely chopped blanched almonds
• 1 egg white
• orange jam
  

Take melted butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl an stir. Add egg yolk, orange zest, orange juice, and baking soda. Gradually add the flour and knead the dough until the dough reaches a soft consistency. Take small parts ( about the size of walnut ) from the dough and give them the shape of small balls. Press an indentation into each ball with your finger. Dip ( just one side of the cookies ) them first into egg white and then coat with almonds. Place them on a greased baking tray. Preheat the oven 350 F. Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes. When it is completly cool fill the indentations with orange jam.