Orange butter thins Recipe

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Orange butter thins

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Ingredients:

2/3	cup	Butter, room temperature
1	cup	Sugar
1		Egg
1 1/4	cup	Flour
1/2	tsp	Salt
4	tsp	Grated orange rind

Procedures:

1	My mother, of welsh heritage, was fond of a mid-afternoon sip of tea, accompanied by light cookies.
2	These were a favorite.
3	in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
4	Add slightly beaten egg, mixing well.
5	Stir in flour, salt and grated orange rind.
6	Refrigerate dough for one half hour.
7	preheat oven to 375?
8	Put a small walnut-size ball of batter on a lightly greased cookie sheet.
9	Cover with a square of wax paper and press with the flat bottom of a glass until very flat and thin.
10	bake at 375?for 5 minutes.
11	Cookies will be light brown when done.
12	Remove from cookie sheet with a spatula and let cool on waxed paper.
13	yield: 4 dozen.
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