Orange Sunbursts

By CathyD

I have two copies of this recipe. One is a typed carbon copy on a 5 x 8" piece of stationery. The other is on a 3 x 5" index card with punched holes on top for what looks like an old rolodex holder. This one has the name Rosalie Atkinson and date 11-30-73.

The ingredients are identical but the directions differ slightly. I will list both sets of directions.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• Seeds from 2 cardamon pods (finely powdered)
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon graded orange rind
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• Silver candies
• Red and Green decorating sugars

Preparation

Step 1

Stationery directions:

Bake 10 min. @ 375 degrees

Measure flour, baking powder and Cardamon into sifter. Cream butter, add sugar, creating well until light. Beat in egg yolk, orange rind and juice. Sift dry ingredients a little at a time. Chill 1 hour or 'til firm. Roll out and cut on ungreased sheet decorate before baking. Cool on rack.

Index card directions:

Measure flour, baking powder and cardamon into sifter. Cream butter, add sugar creaming well until light.

Beat in egg yolk, orange juice and rind.

Add dry ingredients a little at a time. Chill 1 hour or until firm. Roll out and cut. Place onungreased cookie sheet. Decorate. Cool on racks.

Bake at 375 degrees for 10 min.