Orange Star Cookies: the sweet and delicious recipe

These orange star cookies are such delicious and greedy sweets that will drive your children crazy. They are made in no time and they don't need to leaven, but you just have to mix the flour and orange juice, shape the dough into small stars and fry them. You will get golden and fragrant morsels that, when dipped in granulated sugar and served hot, become an irresistible snack. We suggest you prepare them in quantity because they will be literally go for nothing. So let’s find out how to make these orange star cookies by following our recipe step by step.

How to make Orange Star Sweets

Using an orange juicer, squeeze the juice of a fresh orange (1).

Collect the flour in a bowl and pour the orange juice inside (2).

Add the instant yeast for cakes (3) and start kneading by hand until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough.

Transfer the dough onto a work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin (4), until you get a sheet of about 3 mm thick.

With a star-shaped pastry cutter, cut out the dough and make your sweets (5).

Heat plenty of peanut seeds oil in a saucepan until it reaches a temperature of 170 degrees C, dip the star sweets (6) and fry them, turning them from time to time, until they are golden.

Once golden brown, drain the star sweets and let them dry on a sheet of absorbent kitchen paper. Pass them in granulated sugar, until they are completely covered (7).

Transfer your star sweets on a serving dish and serve hot (8).

How to store Orange Star Cookies

We suggest you to fry your orange star cookies and enjoy them when still hot if you want to enjoy their crunchiness and fragrance. If there are some leftovers, you can store them for a few days in a special airtight container or covered with transparent film.