Nona's Not-so-sweet Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 36
• 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

Recipe

• 1 in small bowl, sift together dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, soda; set aside.
• 2 grate oranges to remove rind.
• 3 after grating, squeeze juice; set aside.
• 4 cream together butter and sugar.
• 5 blend in orange rind and fresh orange juice.
• 6 add dry ingredients slowly and mix well.
• 7 wrap in plastic wrap and chill for at least 1 hour (i usually chill longer).
• 8 roll out on well-floured pastry cloth or cutting board. use flour to keep the dough from sticking to fingers, board, etc.
• 9 cut cookies with assorted cookie cuttesr.
• 10 place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 11 sprinkle with sugar, etc. (or whatever) before baking.
• 12 bake at 400° for 5-7 minutes. be careful, as these can go from almost done to burnt very quickly.
• 13 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.