Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenhet.
- Whisk the shortening in a large bowl until light and aerated. Use an electric mixer if possible.
- Gradually beat in the granulated sugar.
- Grate the rind of the orange onto a plate and squeeze juice into a cup. Be careful to remove any seeds from the juice.
- Whisk the eggs, orange rind and orange juice into the shortening mixture and continue for 3 to minutes after combined.
- Sift flour together with baking powder in a separate bowl.
- Stir the flour mixture and almonds into the shortening mixture until it forms a dough.
- Lightly flour a flat surface and roll out the dough until it's about 1/2-inch thick.
- Use a round cookie cutter to cut out 36 round cookies and place them on baking sheets.
- Bake for 10 minutes at 400 degrees F until golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool and firm on baking sheets for about 10 minutes.
- Mix confectioner's sugar with cinnamon and sift this mixture evenly over the baked cookies as they cool.
Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per 1 Serving | |||
| Calories | 1401.61 Kcal (5868 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 791.44 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 87.94g | 135% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 81.84mg | 27% | |
| Sodium | 46.75mg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 729.79mg | 16% | |
| Total Carbs | 137.2g | 46% | |
| Sugars | 60.12g | 240% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 9.95g | 40% | |
| Protein | 25.13g | 50% | |
| Vitamin C | 17.4mg | 29% | |
| Iron | 3.4mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 248.9mg | 25% | |
| Amount Per 100 g | |||
| Calories | 449.45 Kcal (1882 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 253.79 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 28.2g | 135% | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 26.24mg | 27% | |
| Sodium | 14.99mg | 2% | |
| Potassium | 234.02mg | 16% | |
| Total Carbs | 44g | 46% | |
| Sugars | 19.28g | 240% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 3.19g | 40% | |
| Protein | 8.06g | 50% | |
| Vitamin C | 5.6mg | 29% | |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 19% | |
| Calcium | 79.8mg | 25% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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