Orange Sugar Cookies With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cup (8 oz.) salted butter, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, plus 1 Tbsp. fresh juice (from 1 orange)
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups (about 9 5/8 oz.) all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon table salt
• Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting (recipe follows)
• 1/2 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (2 oz.) salted butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon orange zest, plus 1 tsp. fresh juice (from 1 orange)
• Orange food color gel, if desired

1. Prepare the Cookies: Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty stand mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating well. Beat in orange zest, juice, and vanilla until fully incorporated.
2. Stir together flour and salt in a small bowl; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended after each addition. Place dough on a lightly floured surface, and roll to 1/4-inch-thick. Cut with a 2-inch round cutter. Place 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper (about 14 per baking sheet). Reroll scraps once.
3. Bake, in batches, in preheated oven until lightly browned on bottom and around edges, 11 to 13 minutes. (Refrigerate second batch while baking first batch.) Cool on baking sheet 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack, and cool completely (about 30 minutes).

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/orange-sugar-cookies (may not work)