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Grapefruit Pink Peppercorn Cookies

These Grapefruit Pink Peppercorn Cookies are the perfect marriage of sweet, tart, and spicy. Packed with grapefruit zest and juice and topped with crushed pink peppercorns, they're one of the most unique cookies around!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, Eclectic
Keyword: cookies, grapefruit, peppercorms
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Dough Chilling Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 3 dozen cookies
Author: Sues

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¾ tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp grapefruit zest
  • 3 Tbsp grapefruit juice
  • 1 batch grapefruit icing (recipe below)
  • cup crushed pink peppercorns

Grapefruit Icing

  • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • ¾ Tbsp grapefruit juice

Instructions

  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl with a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  • Mix in egg, grapefruit zest, and grapefruit juice until combined.
  • Gently blend flour mixture into wet mixture until just combined, taking care not to over-mix.
  • Place bowl in fridge for about 20 minutes to chill dough.
  • Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Form balls with 1 Tbsp batter and place on un-greased cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake at 375 degrees for about 8-10 minutes, until cookies are lightly golden around the edges. Cool on pan for a few minutes before moving to wire rack to cool completely.
  • Once cookies are cooled, drizzle Icing over the top and sprinkle crushed peppercorns on top of icing. Let icing cool to harden.

Grapefruit Icing

  • Whisk powdered sugar and 3 Tbsp of the grapefruit juice in a large bowl. If consistency is too thick, add another Tbsp grapefruit juice and whisk until combined.
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