Cinnamon Orange Squares Recipes

CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Grease and flour a 15 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1-inch pan.
• Cream the butter, margarine, and sugar.
• Add the egg yolk and dry ingredients.
• Press the batter into prepared pan.
• Beat the egg white until foamy and spread sparingly over batter.
• Press on the nuts.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Cut into squares.

CINNAMON SQUARES

Steps:

• Prepare base: heat oven to 325 degrees. In a food processor, combine confectioners' sugar, flour, baking powder and cinnamon. Pulse until free of lumps. Scatter butter cubes across top and pulse again until mixture is crumbly and beginning to come together.
• Press mixture evenly into a shallow 9- to 9 1/2-inch square baking pan. Bake until shortbread is firm, barely colored and no longer has a sheen on its surface, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool on a rack until warm.
• While shortbread cools, prepare icing: In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter and syrup together. Whisk in the confectioners' sugar and cinnamon until free of lumps. Remove from heat and allow to cool just until slightly thickened. Whisk again and pour over warm shortbread, using a spatula to reach edges. Allow to cool completely, then cut into 16 squares.

ORANGE & CRANBERRY SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F and spray an 8-inch square baking dish with vegetable spray.
• Make squares: in a bowl and using a whisk or electric mixer, beat brown sugar, sugar, orange rind, orange juice, oil, egg and vanilla.
• In another bowl, stir together flour, cranberries, baking powder and cinnamon. With a wooden spoon, stir the mixture into the orange mixture until mixed. Spread into a prepared dish.
• Make topping: in a small bowl, stir together sugar and cinnamon. Sprinkle the mixture over the squares.
• Bake in the centre of the oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until a tester inserted into the centre comes out dry.
• Let the dish cool on a wire rack.

CINNAMON ORANGE SQUARES

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour, orange peel, 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the nutmeg, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until blended.
• Divide dough in half; flatten into rounds. Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll each round to 1/4-inch thickness. Place dough on cookie sheet; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Remove top sheet of waxed paper from dough; cut dough into 2-inch squares (reroll scraps once). On cookie sheets, place squares 1 inch apart.
• In small bowl, mix granulated sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over cookies.
• Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store cooled cookies tightly covered at room temperature.