Nona'S Not-So-Sweet Sugar Cookies
- 3 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange rind
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- In small bowl, sift together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, soda; set aside.
- Grate oranges to remove rind.
- After grating, squeeze juice; set aside.
- Cream together butter and sugar.
- Blend in orange rind and fresh orange juice.
- Add dry ingredients slowly and mix well.
- wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour (I usually chill longer).
- Roll out on well-floured pastry cloth or cutting board. Use flour to keep the dough from sticking to fingers, board, etc.
- Cut cookies with assorted cookie cuttesr.
- Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Sprinkle with sugar, etc. (or whatever) before baking.
- Bake at 400u0b0 for 5-7 minutes. Be careful, as these can go from almost done to burnt very quickly.
- Makes approx 6 doz cookies, depending on the size of your cut-outs. I've never timed the prep process, as it's done in 2 stages.
flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, sugar, orange rind, fresh squeezed orange juice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/nonas-not-so-sweet-sugar-cookies-148715 (may not work)