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Ingredients
| multipurpose shortening: 1 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1/2 cup |
| oranges: 1 |
| eggs: 2 (beaten) |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 3/4 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| almonds (ground): 1 3/4 cups |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1/2 cup |
| ground cinnamon: 1 tsp |
Almond Orange Cookies
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
10 min -
Servings
36 serving(s)
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- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenhet.
- Whisk the shortening in a large bowl until light and aerated. Use an electric mixer if possible.
- Gradually beat in the granulated sugar.
- Grate the rind of the orange onto a plate and squeeze juice into a cup. Be careful to remove any seeds from the juice.
- Whisk the eggs, orange rind and orange juice into the shortening mixture and continue for 3 to minutes after combined.
- Sift flour together with baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Stir the flour mixture and almonds into the shortening mixture until it forms a dough.
- Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out the dough until it's about 1/2-inch thick.
- Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 36 round cookies and place them on baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F until golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool and firm on baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
- Mix confectioner's sugar with cinnamon and sift this mixture evenly over the baked cookies as they cool.