Cinnamon and orange come together in these cookies - a great Christmas dessert.
Cinnamon Orange Squares
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 1 hr 45 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar

Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1In medium bowl, mix flour, orange peel, 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the nutmeg, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture until blended.
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Step2Divide dough in half; flatten into rounds. Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll each round to 1/4-inch thickness. Place dough on cookie sheet; refrigerate 1 hour.
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Step3Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper. Remove top sheet of waxed paper from dough; cut dough into 2-inch squares (reroll scraps once). On cookie sheets, place squares 1 inch apart.
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Step4In small bowl, mix granulated sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; sprinkle over cookies.
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Step5Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Store cooled cookies tightly covered at room temperature.
Nutrition
90
Calories
5g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
10g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 55mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 10g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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