marmalade cookies for my valentine

it’s probably too late for anyone to actually make these for valentine’s day but i thought i would share what i made for my valentine.

a few weeks past i exclaimed that it is the peak of orange season. i also mentioned that i used many of the seedless mandarin oranges i got from the farmer’s market to make orange spice and red wine marmalade for chirstmas – which is rich with flavor from a dash of red wine and spicy from ground cloves, cinnamon and ginger.  i gave one jar to my boyfriend and he was quite smitten with the stuff, so when i found an extra jar in my fridge i decided to play with those same flavors in a new way.  this recipe, while essentially a simple sugar cookie, features the flavors of the marmalade just perfectly.

it doesn’t matter if  it’s too late to make these for your valentine, you can make them all year round and swap out different jams and preserves for endless possibilities!

marmalade cookies
1/3  c canola oil
1/2 c turbinado sugar
1/4 c marmalade
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp baking powder
1 c flour

first mix the oil and sugar to make sure the granules are all fully coated.  then mix in the marmalade and vanilla.

in a seperate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking powder.  pour the wet ingredients into the dry and slowly work together with a spoon until an even dough.  it should still be pretty gooey but stick together.

spoon out table spoons of the dough and drop on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.  if you want the same bumpy texture mine have then don’t bother smoothing them over.

bake at 350F for about 6-10 minutes or until light golden brown around the edges.  8 minutes was perfect for me but everyone’s oven is different so keep an eye on the first batch.

perfect with tea!

yields about 2 dozen cookies