Blood Orange Crinkle Cookies | Soft & Chewy
These blood orange crinkle cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with fresh citrus flavor. Made with real blood orange zest and juice, they’re coated in powdered sugar for that classic crackled look and baked until perfectly tender. A cozy seasonal twist on a beloved cookie.
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There is just something about blood oranges that feels extra special to me. The deep ruby color, that subtle floral citrus scent, and the perfect balance of sweet and tart always make them feel like a little winter treat.
These blood orange crinkle cookies are one of my favorite ways to use them. They are soft and chewy in the center, lightly crisp around the edges, and rolled in a generous coat of powdered sugar. The kind of cookies you bake on a slow afternoon, enjoy with a cup of tea… and yes, probably sneak one while they’re still warm.
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~Recipe made in January 2025~
Blood Orange Crinkle Cookies
These blood orange crinkle cookies are soft, chewy, and bursting with fresh citrus flavor. Made with real blood orange zest and juice, they’re coated in powdered sugar for that classic crackled look and baked until perfectly tender. A cozy seasonal twist on a beloved cookie.
Ingredients
- 3.53 oz (100 g) butter (Melted)
- 4.25 oz (120 g) granulated sugar
- 1 blood orange zest (From 1 blood orange )
- 1.25 oz (35 g) blood orange juice (From 1 lblood orange )
- 1 egg (Large | At Room Temperature)
- 1 egg yolk (Large | At Room Temperature)
- 9.20 oz (260 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp (12 g) baking powder
- powdered sugar (To coat)
- Food coloring (Red/Orange)
Instructions
- Line / prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper like you would usually do and set aside. NOTE: For this recipe, I used my Large bonMat from bonCOOK placed on top of a large perforated baking sheet.
BLOOD ORANGE CRINKLE COOKIES PREPARATION
- Place butter in a small sauce pan and heat on low until melted. Set aside.3.53 oz butter
- In a mixing bowl, rub the blood orange zest and granulated sugar together.4.25 oz granulated sugar, 1 blood orange zest
- Add in the blood orange juice, egg, egg yolk, and a few drops of the Red/Orange Food coloring. Mix until combined.1.25 oz blood orange juice, 1 egg, 1 egg yolk, Food coloring
- Fold the all-purpose flour and baking powder until no dry spots remain. Keep the dough in the mixing bowl, film to contact and refrigerate for 2 hours. NOTE: You really want to the dough to be cold when it gets into the oven to control spread and ensure the signature crinkled appearance.9.20 oz all-purpose flour, 1 Tbsp baking powder
ASSEMBLY
- Preheat oven to 350℉/180℃.
- When ready, using a 3-Tablespoon cookie scoop, scoop out the cookie dough. Gently roll it into the powdered sugar and place it directly on your prepared baking sheet, at least 2 inches | 6 cm apart so they have room to grow.powdered sugar
BAKE!
- Bake for 12 minutes at 350℉/180℃. (Every oven heats differently, monitor your Crinkles from 10 minutes). It is ready when they are barely golden around the edge and the crack has formed.
- Once your Blood Orange Crinkle Cookies are out of the oven, let them cool down completely on your baking sheet. They will be soft but will continue on cook. When ready, slide them onto a serving plate to share or store them in a tin metal box (They stay fresh for a few days!). Enjoy & Bon Appétit!
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Nutrition
Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 48mg | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 256IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg
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Original Recipe “Lemon Crinkle Cookies” by Melissa from the Blog Modern Honey
Ces Crinkle Cookies à l’orange sanguine sont incroyablement moelleux et fondants à souhait. Idéals pour savourer l’hiver et profiter de la saison éphémère des oranges sanguines, ces biscuits sont un vrai petit bonheur gourmand.
Ils accrochent l’oeil tes beaux crinkles à l’orange sanguine ! très fun… Belle journée à toi. Bises
Merci beaucoup il fallait que le crinkles aient autant de peps visuellement 🙂 Bises, ~Nessa
Qu’elle belle idée ces biscuits avec de l’orange sanguine, très jolie couleur, j’espère que tout va bien pour toi ma chère Nessa. bisous
Merci ma chère Zika, nous sommes déjà en Février, c’est vraiment incroyable! Merci pour ton gentil message. Grosses Bises, ~Nessa
Such stunning cookies, Nessa – those blood orange crinkles look perfectly crackled and full of bright flavour.
I only starting eating blood oranges when I moved to the US and only later on discovered how fun it is bake with them, it’s like chemistry, you never know which strange color it will turn into. Food coloring was a safe bet, thanks Ben. ~Nessa
They turned out bakery perfect. I guess without colouring, the cookies would be just brownish?
You guessed it right Angie, of course it always depends on how purple the blood oranges are and how orange the egg yolks are. I had from a pale grey to worse… “goose poop” colors. You really never know which color you are going to get. Food coloring at that point is a safe bet for sure 🙂 Cheers, ~Nessa
Waou Comme c’est beau et gourmand Bravo
Et ce sont mes oranges préférées
Bises
Moi aussi je les adore avec leur petit goût bien distinctif. Un vrai régal pour les papilles. Grosses Bises, ~Nessa
Waouh, quelle couleur magnifique ! C’est une très belle idée pour une Saint-Valentin douce et gourmande.
Merci pour le partage.
Bon week-end, bises.
Tu sais je n’y avais pas pensé pour la Saint Valentin 🙂 C’est vrai qu’on est déja au moins de Février! Merci à toi, Grosses Bises, ~Nessa
HUUUM!!! J’adore les oranges sanguines, elles sont vraiment magnifiques. Merci, très bonne journée, bisous
C’est mon agrume préféré aussi, de plus la saison est tellement courte. Bisous, ~Nessa
J’adore les craquelés, leur esthétique et leur goût. Cette version fruitée à l’orange sanguine est magnifique et doit avoir un parfum délicieux ! bon week-end nessa, bisous
Merci beaucoup, j’adore le délicat parfum de l’orange sanguine. C’est tellement fruité comme tu le dis si bien. Grosses Bises, ~Nessa
Love the colour you got on these.
Thank you! Actually, I have not told anyone this but I made 3 different kinds of crinkle cookies for my friend. It is her favorite and felt it was best to color them so she would know which one was which 🙂 Thank you, ~Nessa
Tes petits biscuits sont très beaux et en plus ils doivent être très bons !
Je te souhaite un bon week-end. Bisous
Ils sont très dodus et ultra moelleux ; c’est vraiment ma recette préférée pour les agrumes. Bises, ~Nessa