Recipe for Orange Macadamia Nut Cookies 
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Yield:
72
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
4 cup Flour
2 cup Powdered sugar sifted
1 cup Cornstarch
2 cup Butter
1 cup Macadamia nuts
2 x Egg yolks
1 tbl Fine shredded orange peel
4 tbl Orange juice - to 6 tbls
Sugar
----------------- Orange frosting: ----------------
2 cup Powdered sugar sifted
3 tbl Butter softened
1 tsp Fine shredded orange peel
Instructions:
Instructions: In large mixing bowl stir together flour, powdered sugar and cornstarch. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter till mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in nuts. Combine egg yolks, 1 tbls orange peel and 4 tbls orange juice; add to flour mixture, stirring until moistened. If needed, add more orange juice to moisten. On lightly floured surface, knead dough til it forms a ball. Shape dough into 1-1/4" balls.

Arrange balls on ungreased baking sheets; flatten by pressing with the bottom of a glass to 1/4" thickness, dipping glass into sugar for each round. Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes or until edges begin to brown.

Remove from baking sheets. Cool on wire rack. Frost with Orange Frosting. If desired, garnish with finely shredded orange peel.

ORANGE FROSTING: In a bowl, stir together powdered sugar, butter, orange peel and enough orange juice to make an icing of spreading consistency.

NOTE: Recipe can easily be cut in half.

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