Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 cup cornstarch
• 2 cups butter
• 1 cup chopped macadamia nuts or 1 cup toasted walnuts
• 2 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon finely shredded orange rind
• 4 -6 tablespoons orange juice
• granulated sugar
• finely shredded orange rind (optional)
• 2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons softened butter
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange rind
• 2 -3 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl stir together flour, powdered sugar, and corn starch.
• 2 using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• 3 stir in nuts.
• 4 combine yolks,1 tbsp orange peel, and 4 tablespoons of the orange juice; add to flourmixture stirring until moistened.
• 5 if necessary, add remaining orange juice to moisten.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface, knead dough until it forms a ball.
• 7 shape dough into 1-1/4-inch balls.
• 8 arrange balls on ungreased cookie sheet; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness by pressing with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• 9 bake in a 350 degree oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• 10 transfer cookies to wire racks; cool completely.
• 11 orange frosting: in a bowl stir together powdered sugar, butter, orange peel, orange juice to make icing spreading consistency.
• 12 frost with orange frosting.
• 13 garnish with additional finely shredded orange peel if desired.