Grapefruit Sugar Cookies with Pomegranate Icing

INGREDIENTS

Cookies

1/3 cup canola oil
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup Wholesome Organic Fair Trade Powdered Confectioners Sugar
1/4 cup Wholesome Regenerative Organic Certified® Cane Sugar
3 tsp grated grapefruit zest
1 tbsp grapefruit juice
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp kosher salt
1 ea large egg, cold
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

Icing

3 3/4 cup Wholesome Organic Fair Trade Powdered Confectioners Sugar

4 tbsp pomegranate juice

6 tbsp heavy cream

pomegranate arils for garnish


INSTRUCTIONS

Cookies

1. Preheat oven 350 F and line 3 sheet pans with parchment
2. In a large bowl, combine the oil, melted butter, powdered sugar, cane sugar, grapefruit zest, grapefruit juice, and salt
2. Whisk until well combined, about 30 seconds. The mixture will appear slightly curdled
2. Add the egg and whisk until smooth, thick, and glossy, about 30 seconds
3. Whisk in the baking soda and fold in the flour with a spatula and mix until no streaks of flour remain
4. Use a tablespoon to portion the dough into cookies place on prepared baking sheet
5. Bake the cookies until light golden brown, 12 to 14 minutes, switching racks and rotating the pans front to back halfway through baking
6. Take out of the oven and press down on cookies lightly with a flat bottomed cup and let cookies cool on the baking sheets

Icing

1. Sift powdered sugar in medium bowl
2. Add pomegranate juice and heavy cream
3. Whisk until no lumps
4. Spoon onto cooled cookies and place pomegranate arils on top while icing is still wet
5. Allow icing to fully set before placing in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

TRY IT WITH

Organic Fair Trade Powdered Confectioners Sugar

Regenerative Organic Certified Cane Sugar


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