Homemade Cookies, Orange Saffron Butter Cookies, Saffron Recipes

	Orange & Saffron Cookies

			I made these delicious homemade cookies as part of a Persian/Moroccan feast I had for friends, but they'd be perfect any time. They're simple to make, the only help I needed was a rubber spatula to blend the orange rind and ground saffron into the softened butter. I hadn't planned on making them when I put together my menu, but I had oranges and saffron, and the recipe looked so simple I decided to try them. I was glad I did. We enjoyed their delicate and exotic flavor. Orange Saffron Butter Cookies 1 stick unsalted butter - softened 2 pinches saffron threads - finely ground 1/2 tablespoon orange rind 1/3 cup sugar 2 large egg yolks 1 1/8 cups all purpose flour Leave the butter out to soften. Grind saffron threads to powder. Place the softened butter in a large bowl. Work the ground saffron and orange rind into the butter. Blend in the sugar. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, blending well. Add the flour, form into a soft ball of dough. Don't over mix. Wrap dough ball in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator. Get dough out of refrigerator about 1 hour before cooking. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Break off a piece of dough and roll into 3/4" balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet (they don't spread much so you can put them fairly close together). Press tops down with tines of a fork. Bake 12-15 minutes, until edges begin to brown. Cool on rack. Store in airtight container. Makes 3 dozen cookies. Click here to print this recipe Dessert Recipes Cake & Frosting Recipes Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe Chocolate Pound Cake Crumb Cake Persian Love Cake Pound Cake Recipe (Cold Oven) Red Velvet Cake & Butter Cream Icing Ultra Lemon Bundt Cake Yellow Cake Recipe from Eve's Restaurant Cookie Recipes Greek Almond Cookies (Kourabiethes) Mrs. Field's Chocolate Chip Cookies Orange Saffron Butter Cookies Pumpkin Whoopie Pies with Cream Cheese Filling Cupcake Recipes Black Bottoms Cupcakes Miscellaneous Dessert Recipes Chocolate Truffle Loaf with Raspberry Sauce Sweet Moroccan Couscous Sweet Stuffed Dates Pie Recipes Louisiana Roasted Pecan Pie Persian/Iranian Recipes Cheese and Walnut Dip Fesenjan (Chicken in Walnut Pomegranate Sauce) Lamb with Persian Rhubarb Sauce Orange & Saffron Butter Cookies Persian Carrots (glazed carrots) Persian Chicken Kebabs with Saffron Persian Green Beans & Rice (Lubia Polo) Persian Love Cake Persian Sweet Rice, Shirin Polo Sumac Chicken with Bread Salad Tasty & Easy Green Bean Recipes Armenian Green Beans with Ground Meat and Tomatoes (Fassoulia) Blanched Green Beans Cream of Green Bean Soup (Company's Coming) Fried Green Beans Dilly Green Beans Recipe - Canning Recipe Ginger Garlic Green Beans Greek Green Beans Greek Potatoes and Green Beans Green Bean Soup (Company's Coming) Green Beans a'la Waterman's Green Beans Almondine Green Beans Almondine (with a hint of lemon) Green Beans Almondine (with an Asian flair) Green Beans Almondine (with mushrooms) Green Beans and Prosciutto Pasta Salad Green Bean Casserole (Campbell's) Green Bean Casserole (Cook's Illustrated) Green Beans, Endive & Boston Lettuce Salad Green Beans in Sour Cream & Tomato Sauce Green Beans Proven�al, Chef Simone Beck Green Beans Proven�al, Cooking Light Green Bean Salad, Dill, Parsley & Savory Green Bean Salad, Feta & Pecans Green Bean Salad, Soy Glazed Almonds, Cilantro Green Beans with Coconut Green Beans with Ginger Butter Green Beans with Onion Paste (Madhur Jaffrey) Green Beans with Roman Mustard Green Beans with Shallots Italian Green Beans (St. Anna Beans) Lemon Green Bean & Celery Salad Oven Roasted Green Beans Pears with Green Beans & Bacon Persian Green Beans & Rice (Lubia Polo) Saut�ed Green Beans with Hazelnut Crumbs Sesame & Portobello Green Beans Sicilian Green Bean & Fennel Salad (Cooking Light) Stir-Fried Green Beans with Pork & Chilies Sweet & Sour Green Beans Thai Green Beans (Cooking Light) Three Bean Salad Recipe White Bean, Green Bean & Red Bell Pepper Salad