Vanilla Orange Shortbread Cookies Recipe
makes about 18 cookies
Ingredients
1 cup (2 sticks)butter (room temperature)
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp orange juice (fresh squeezed is best)(tangerine would work too!)
zest of one orange
seeds of 1/2 a vanilla bean

Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl mix together butter and sugar until fluffy. A stand mixer is easier but by hand will certainly work. Add flour and mix, then add vanilla extract, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla bean seeds. (To get the seeds, cut the bean in half the long way and use the tip of a sharp knife to split it vertically down the center, then use the tip to scrape the seeds out of the pod and into your dough)

Mix well and add a little flour if needed to make it a stiff dough. Roll it into a ball and refrigerate for 15 minutes.

Place the dough between two sheets of parchment paper and use a rolling pin to roll it out to 1/4 inch thick. Cut out circles with a glass and transfer to a cookie sheet.

Bake 15-20 minutes, until edges are slightly golden brown. Use a metal spatula to transfer cookies to rack to cool.

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