Orange Crispies Recipe

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When I want to drop a little sunshine into my cookie jar, I bake up a double batch of these citrusy and sweet treats.

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Orange Crispies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 21 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1-1/2 teaspoons orange extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Sugar or orange-colored sugar

Directions

In a small bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, extract and salt. Add flour; mix well. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
Bake at 375° for 10 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 1-2 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Sprinkle warm cookies with sugar. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 158 calories, 9 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 59 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Orange Crispies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 1998, p35