Orange Cookies

Ingredients

• 120 gr butter, room temperature
• 1/3 C oil
• 1 1/4 C sugar
• 2 eggs (1 egg white is for topping )
• 1 package baking powder
• 1 package vanilla sugar
• 1/3 C orange juice
• 5 C flour

Topping

• 2 oranges, zest only
• 4 Tbs sugar
• 1 egg white

Directions

1. In a  large bowl beat butter and sugar until creamy. You can use electric mixer on medium speed.
2. Stir in eggs, oil, orange juice and vanilla sugar.
3. Reduce the mixer speed to low. Slowly add flour with baking powder.
4. Mix until just combined. Don't over mix.
5. Form a ball of dough. Lightly flour work surface or spread a baking paper over working surface.
6. Roll the dough to make a long sausage shape of about  4 cm diameter.( or 3 small sausages)
7. Put in the refrigerator for 1 1/2 hours or until firm.
8. Slice it into thin discs.
9. Place the cookies on oven tray covered with baking paper.
10. Mix well the topping ingredients. Brush or spread this mixture evenly over the cookies.
11. Bake on 180 C preheated oven for about 15 - 20 minutes or until pale golden brown.
12. Store in airtight container.

Directions for 2 colored cookies

1. Divide dough into 2 equal parts.
2. Add 2 Tbs cacao powder to 1/2 of the dough. Mix well.
3. Cover each dough with plastic wrap. Place in the refrigerator.
4. Roll each dough separately. Give them a rectangle shape.
5. Lay the rectangles one on top of the other.
6. Roll the dough like a cigar.
7. Return to the refrigerator for about an hour.
8. Slice it about 1/2 cm thick.
9. (Optional) Brush the cookies with topping ingredients.
10. Bake on 180 C oven.
11. Store in airtight container.