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Polka-Dot Cookies

"While living in Florida, I found this cookie recipe in a book on cooking with oranges," writes Mary Ann Rafalski of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania.

24 ServingsPrep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
2 tablespoons orange juice concentrate
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
CHOCOLATE FROSTING:
1/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
1-1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
1 tablespoon whole milk
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat
in the egg, concentrate and orange peel. Combine dry ingredients;
gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate
for 2 hours.
Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out each
portion to 1/8-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. round cookie
cutter.
Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-7
minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

2 of 2

Polka-Dot Cookies (continued)

Directions (continued)

Combine all the frosting ingredients until smooth. Place in a
heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in corner of
bag. Pipe polka dots on cookies. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 114 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 20 mg cholesterol, 90 mg sodium, 16 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.