The Cutest Orange-Almond Sugar Cookies Ever

These are the cutest Orange Almond Sugar Cookies you’ve ever seen – they are shaped like bees, flowers and pigs!  I had to do something to make myself feel better as I had an unfortunate encounter with my bees on Friday and by Sunday I needed a lift.  I’ll be sharing the bee story with you in a few days but today, Orange Almond Sugar Cookies.

Orange Almond Sugar Cookies are rolled and cut.  Generally I’m not a fan of rolled and cut out cookies because it’s a tad messy.  It was a cloudy, drizzly Sunday and I had all the time in the world.  Making a mess didn’t seem to matter.  I didn’t start out to make cute cut outs but when I went to find my basic round cookie cutter I was reminded of my adorable bee shaped cookie cutter, a flower one and a very, very old one shaped like a pig.  Too stinkin’ cute!  The pig shaped one belonged to my grandmother.  He’s an antique cookie cutter but he still works just fine.

If you’ve followed me for a while you already  know that orange is one of my favorite flavors, almond is a runner up.  The combination seemed perfect for these simple sugar cookies.  I also added fresh orange zest and juice because – well why wouldn’t I? Adding the zest to the powdered sugar glaze not only tastes yummy but looks pretty with little flecks of bright and cheerful orange popping out!

Eating the adorable and tasty, soft, not too sweet, yet flavorful cookies did cheer me up a bit.  They’ve also cheered up everyone I’ve shared them with.  Make them, bake them and you’ll be cheered up too!

If you want to hear about the bees I’ll be writing that story and posting it soon.  I’ll leave with a clue…”bee keeping ain’t nothin’ but problem solvin'”  Boy ain’t that the truth!

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