Orange Lunch Box Cookies

This recipe for jazzed-up sugar cookies comes from the woods of the great state of Maine.

• Calories: 607 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup chopped walnuts
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ cup white sugar
• ¾ cup butter
• 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon orange zest

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Cream margarine or butter, add brown sugar gradually. Add unbeaten egg, grated orange rind and vanilla. Beat well.

Step 3

Add flour sifted with baking powder and salt. Mix well. Chill dough until firm.

Step 4

Mix granulated sugar and nuts. Roll dough into small balls the size of walnuts. Flatten on greased cookie tin and sprinkle with sugar and nut mixture. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on racks. Store in tightly covered jar or tin.