- 2 cups [280 g] all-purpose flour, sifted
- 4 teaspoons [20 mL] baking powder
- 2 tablespoons [30 g] sugar
- 1 teaspoon [5 mL] salt
- 1/4 cup [60 g] shortening
- 1 1/2 teaspoons [22.5 mL] grated orange rind
- 3/4 cup [190 mL] milk
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- Preheat oven to 450 to 475°F [230 to 246°C].
- Sift together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt.
- Cut shortening into mixture, until mixture resembles cornmeal.
- Mix in grated orange rind.
- Pour in milk, stirring until smooth.
- Knead dough until smooth.
- Flatten or roll dough until 1/2-inch [1.3-cm] thick.
- Cut dough using a cookie cutter; arrange cookies onto a greased baking sheet.
- Bake cookies into preheated oven, for 12 to 15 minutes.
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