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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1 cup sugar
1 tsp orange rind, grated
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp orange extract
3 egg
3 cup flour
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 vegetable cooking spray
Directions
Combine first 5 ingredients in a large bowl; beat at medium speed
until well blended. Combine flour, walnuts, baking soda and salt;
gradually add to sugar mixture, beating until well blended. Turn
dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead lightly 7 times.
Shape dough into a 16 inch long roll, and place on a baking sheet
sprayed with Pam; flateen roll to 1" thickness. Bake at 350 for 30
minutes. Remove roll from baking sheet; let cool 10 minutes on a wire
rack. Cut roll diagonally into 27 (1/2") slices, and place, cut sides
down, on baking sheet. Reduce oven temp to 325 and bake 10 minutes.
Turn cookies over, and bake an additional 10 minutes. The cookies
will be slightly soft but will harden as they cool. Remove from
baking sheet, and let cool completely on wire rack. 103 calories and
2 grams fat per cookie. Recipe By : Cooking Light-June 95
Servings: 27
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