Cinnamon Orange Cookies
makes about 3 dozen cookies
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3 cups flour
2 tablespoon orange zest (zest the whole orange, you’ll use it later)
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract

For the coating:
1/4 cup white sugar
1/8 cup (eyeball it) orange zest
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1) Heat the oven to 400°F.
2) Gently melt the butter in a saucepan or in the microwave and let it cool while you mix the dry ingredients.
3) DRY - Stir together the sugars, flour, spices, baking soda, and salt.
4) WET - Whisk the eggs into the cooled butter and add the vanilla.
5) Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, stirring just until it comes together.
6) In a shallow bowl, mix together the white sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and remainder of orange zest.
7) Make small 1 to 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and roll them in the sugar mixture.
8) Place them on a parchment paper covered baking sheet and flatten slightly. Bake for 7 minutes then remove and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack.

Note: the cookies will be a little sticky while they're warm, it's ok to lick you fingers!
Adapted from a similar recipe from TheKithn.com