Brown sugar refrigerator cookies ( c & h )

48 cookies

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupSoft butter or margarine
1cupC&H Golden Brown Sugar
1Egg; unbeaten
1teaspoonVanilla
2teaspoonsGrated orange rind
cupSifted all-purpose flour
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonBaking powder

Directions

Beat together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and orange rind. Combine flour, salt, and baking powder; sift into first mixture and mix well.

Chill dough, then shape into roll about 2-½" in diameter. Wrap in waxed paper or foil. Store in refrigerator or freezer. To bake, unwrap and cut in ⅛" slices; lay on greased cookie sheet, then use floured cookie cutters to cut slices into fancy shapes. (Gather up scraps of dough, press together and chill again.) Bake cookies at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes. Makes 4 to 5 dozen crisp, "butterscotchy" cookies.

Reprinted with permission from _Brown Sugar Recipe Bonanza_ From the C and H Sugar Kitchen

Electronic format by Karen Mintzias