Chanukah Dreidel Cookies

1/2 cup butter or vegetable shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 cup ground Brazil nuts
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon almond flavoring

Cream together butter or shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in egg, orange peel, orange juice and Brazil nuts.

Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in almond flavoring. Chill several hours.

Roll out dough 1/8 inch thick on a lightly floured board. Cut into dreidel shapes. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets in a moderate oven, 375 degrees F, for 8 to 10 minutes. If using 2-inch cookie cutters, makes about 5 dozen cookies.


Chanukah Dreidel Cookies recipe provided by Tomeo. Tomeo got the recipe from Turnabouts, one of Waynesville finest restaurants. Turnabouts is well known in North Carolina to make great Chanukah Dreidel Cookies. Check them out at North Carolina, 28786 Waynesville, 142 North Main Street.

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