Citrusy Flower Cookies

Citrusy Flower Cookies - Yes Superfood

Ready to add a burst of color to your cookie jar? ๐ŸŒˆ These adorable Orange Zest Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery, and absolutely melt-in-your-mouth delicious โ€” but the real star of the show is the vibrant, rainbow-colored icing made with Yes Superfood powders! Whether you're decorating them for a festive occasion or just because, these cookies are guaranteed to brighten up any table. And the best part? They're way easier to make than they look! ๐Ÿงโœจ

Ingredients for 30-40 cookies:

  • 310 g all purpose flour
  • 90 g powdered sugar
  • 285 g vegan butter, softened
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 1 orangeโ€™s zest

Ingredients for the colorful icing:

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 165ยฐC and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, stir the flour and powdered sugar together. Now add the softened butter, the vanilla and the zest and mix with a hand mixer on low-medium speed until blended well. The dough will look crumbly and soft but should smush together when squeezed in your hands.
  3. Place a sheet of parchment paper on your countertop and sprinkle with a little flour, then form the dough into a ball and place in the middle of the parchment paper.
  4. Use another piece of parchment paper for the top, sprinkling a little flour on top of the dough to prevent sticking, and roll the dough to about 1 centimeter thick. Cut into desired shapes (we used flower shaped cookie cutters) and place on the prepared baking sheets.
  5. Continue re-rolling the dough until it is all used. Bake in the oven for 12-15 minutes, until the bottom is just slightly golden. Let cool for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
  6. For the icing, first mix the powdered sugar and the water in a large bowl, and then separate the icing into as many bowl as many colors you want. Use 1/2-1 teaspoon of Blue Spirulina, Dragon Fruit, Matcha, Black Carrot, Butterfly Pea, Curcumin, Activated Charcoal powders to color the icing.
  7. Decorate your cookies by dipping them in the icing/using a piping bag!
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FAQs

No. Yes Superfood Curcumin Powder has a mild, subtly sweet flavour profile. At the quantity used in this recipe, it contributes primarily a warm golden colour rather than a pronounced turmeric flavour.

At the quantity used in this recipe, the light, sweet flavour of the meringue remains dominant. The blue spirulina is used mainly for its striking blue colour.

Cooking the meringue as an even layer in the microwave makes it easy to cut into neat cubes once chilled. The cubes remain soft and pillowy rather than crisp, creating a modern presentation that is particularly striking when the dessert is served in individual glasses.

The vanilla custard can be prepared one day in advance and stored covered in the refrigerator. The meringue cubes are best prepared on the day of serving. Keep the two components separate and assemble the dessert only immediately before serving.