Recipe - Lemoen-Brosbeskuitjies (Orange Shortbread Cookies)

2 2/3 cup Flour
2 tablespoon Baking powder
One half teaspoon Salt
One half cup Shortening; (4 oz.)
1 cup Sugar
1 Egg
2 teaspoon Grated orange peel
One half cup Orange juice

FROSTING
2 cup Confectioner's sugar; sifted
One half cup Butter or margarine; melted
1 teaspoon Grated orange peel
One fourth cup Orange juice

Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together. Beat the shortening until
light and creamy, adding the sugar gradually. Add egg and orange peel and
mix well. Add the dry ingredients alternately with the orange juice. Chill
in the refrigerator until the dough is stiff enough to handle this will
take about an hour or more. Preheat oven to 375F. Roll the dough out to a
1/8inch thickness on a lightly floured board. Cut with a 2inch cookie
cutter. Place cookies on a cookie sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes or
till done. Mix all the frosting ingredients together until smooth. Frost
the cookies and decorate with a piece of candied orange peel if you have
it. Yield: about 5 dozen cookies. Contributed by allium #kitmailbox IRC
Chat; 17 August 1996 South African Recipes hosted by allium Posted on MC
list by bobbi744@sojourn.com
Recipe By : Hallie (Alluim)

Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #304

Date: Fri, 15 Nov 1996 16:32:23 0500

From: Roberta Banghart bobbi744@sojourn.com