ORANGE BLOSSOM SPRITZ
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
3/4 cup butter
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg
2 teaspoons finely shredded orange peel
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Colored sugar, decorative candies, or nuts (optional)
Orange Frosting (optional); recipe below
Recipe
Beat butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar and baking powder and beat well. Ad egg, orange peel and vanilla extract. Beat until well combined. Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Do not chill dough.
Pack dough into a cookie press. Force dough through press onto ungreased cookie sheets. If you like decorate with colored sugar, decorative candies, or nuts. Or, drizzle with Orange Frosting if you like.
Bake in a 375 degree F oven for 8 to 10 minutes or till edges of cookies are firm but not brown. Remove cookies and cool on wire racks.
Makes 60.
Orange Frosting
Stir together 1 cup sifted powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract and 3 tablespoons orange juice. Add enough additional orange juice to make of drizzling consistency.
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