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Preheat oven to 375F. Sift 2 cups flour, 1/2 teaspoon
baking powder,
1/2 teaspoon baking soda and 1/4 teaspoon salt
into medium bowl.
Using electric mixer, cream 1/2 cup shortening
and 3/4 cup sugar in
large bowl. Beat in 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla and
1 teaspoon orange
peel. Mix in dry ingredients alternately with milk,
beginning and
ending with dry ingredients.
Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets. Roll dough
out on lightly
floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut 3-inch-diameter
rounds
using cookie or biscuit cutter. Transfer dough
rounds to prepared
cookie sheets. Gather and reroll scraps. Cut additional
cookies.
Sprinkle cookies with sugar. Bake cookies until
golden brown on
edges, about 14 minutes. Transfer to rack and cool
completely.
