• Preheat oven to 350℉. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a small glass bowl, microwave ¾ cup unsalted butter (i.e. 1 ½ sticks) until melted. Pour into large mixing bowl. Add in ½ cup granulated sugar and ½ cup powdered sugar and mix for 10 seconds.
• Add 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon orange extract, and 1 tablespoon orange zest, then mix until combined.
• Add 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda and ¼ teaspoon salt and mix until combined.
• Half cup at a time, add 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour and mix until flour is just incorporated. Do not overmix.
• Immediately after mixing, scoop dough into 3-tablespoon sized balls. Lightly flatten each ball before placing on cookie sheet. (Because this has melted butter, do not let the dough sit out before rolling into balls & baking, or your dough will become dry and crumbly.)
• Bake at 350℉ for 8-10 minutes. (The magic number in my oven is 9 minutes) They may look underdone, but they will finish baking on the hot cookie sheet after you take it out of the oven. (

  (Of course, because ovens bake differently use your best judgement to keep them in a minute longer if they look severely underbaked.)
• After removing from oven, allow the cookies to cool on the hot baking sheet for 10 minutes before removing them from cookie sheet. Allow cookies to fully cool before frosting.

To make frosting:

• In a large bowl, beat the softened ¼ cup unsalted butter (i.e. ½ stick) and 4 ounces cream cheese on medium speed using a hand or stand mixer (with paddle attachment) for 1-2 minutes (until light and creamy).
• Keeping the mixer on medium speed, slowly add in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon orange extract, 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice, and 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar. Once incorporated, turn mixer to high speed and beat for 2 minutes.
• Spread or pipe frosting on cooled cookies and top with extra zest for topping, if desired!