Recipes Candied Orange Sugar Cookies Be the first to rate & review! Suzanne Goin, who used to work at Berkeley, California's Chez Panisse, adapted these sugar-edged cookies from the Chez Panisse Dessert cookbook.More Cookie Recipes By Suzanne Goin Suzanne Goin Instagram Website Suzanne Goin is a four-time James Beard Award-winning chef and the author of two bestselling cookbooks, Sunday Suppers at Lucques and The A.O.C. Cookbook. She is the co-owner of several beloved Los Angeles restaurants.Expertise: chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, farmers market advocate.Experience: Suzanne Goin was born in Los Angeles to food-obsessed Francophile parents. A graduate of Brown University, Suzanne's background includes positions at some of the most acclaimed restaurants in the United States, including Ma Maison and L'Orangerie in Los Angeles, Al Forno in Providence, Olives in Boston, Chez Panisse in Berkeley, and Alain Passard's Arpège in Paris. Her work as executive chef at Campanile put her on the culinary map in Los Angeles and laid the groundwork for Lucques, her first restaurant, with business partner Caroline Styne. Suzanne's food defines an inimitable Southern California style, reflecting her passion for seasonal cooking, ever-changing menus, and artfully presented dishes bursting with colors and flavors that embrace the beauty and decadence of California farms. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 22, 2016 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Reed Davis Active Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins Yield: 4 dozen cookies Ingredients 2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 large egg yolk 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons julienned candied orange peel (see Note) Directions In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter until creamy. Add 3/4 cup of the sugar and beat at medium speed until fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk and vanilla. At low speed, beat in the flour and salt. Gather the dough into a ball and shape it into 2 logs, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Roll the logs in the remaining 1/4 cup of sugar. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350°. Using a thin, sharp knife, slice the logs 1/4 inch thick. Arrange the slices on 2 large baking sheets and press a few slivers of candied orange peel in the center of each. Bake the cookies on the upper and lower racks of the oven for about 22 minutes, until golden around the edges and on the bottom; shift the pans from front to back and top to bottom halfway through baking. Let the cookies cool for 10 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely. Make Ahead The cookie dough can be frozen for up to 1 month. The baked cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Notes You can use either candied peel or candied zest for garnish, but it should be moist so it doesn't dry out while baking. To make your own candied orange zest: Blanch large strips of the zest of 1 orange and then slowly cook them in a mixture of 3/4 cup of sugar and 1/2 cup of water for an hour. You can also used crystallized ginger. When chopping candied citrus peel or candied ginger, lightly spray or rub the blade of the knife with neutral vegetable oil to prevent sticking. Rate it Print