Orange-Spice Shortbread

Name: Orange-Spice Shortbread
Yield: 12
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature); ½ cup powdered sugar; 2 tsp orange zest; ½ tsp ground ginger; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; 1 cup all-purpose flour

Biscuitlike shortbread cookies take on the flavors of cinnamon, ginger and orange zest.

Biscuitlike shortbread cookies take on the flavors of cinnamon, ginger and orange zest. The fun is in deciding which cookie-cutter shapes to give them!

Makes 12 servings

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter (at room temperature)
½ cup powdered sugar
2 tsp orange zest
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat oven to 325°F. In a mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed 30 seconds. Add powdered sugar, orange zest, ginger and cinnamon; beat until combined. Beat in flour until well mixed, kneading if necessary until smooth.
On a parchment-lined cookie sheet, roll dough to ¼ inch thick. Cut dough into desired shapes.
Bake 22 to 24 minutes or until lightly golden. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.