Orange Butter Cookies

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange rind
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon orange extract
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar, orange extract and orange rind until fluffy.
• 2 stir in the flour to make a make a soft dough.
• 3 turn out onto a floured surface; roll into a 1 1/2-inch diameter roll. (stated as printed in recipe). note: i think it should mean a 10 x 8-inch rectangle and when rolled it will equal about 1 1/2-inch diameter roll.
• 4 wrap in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm -- about 2 hours.
• 5 cut log into 1/4-inch slices and place on parchment lined or greased rimless baking sheets.
• 6 brush with beaten egg; sprinkle with sugar.
• 7 if using a convection oven, preheat to 275 degrees. bake on top, middle and bottom racks. bake about 30 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 8 if using a conventional oven, preheat to 300 degrees.
• 9 bake on top and bottom thirds of oven; switching and rotating pans halfway through. bake 30-35 minutes or until lightly browned.