New Orleans Jumbles

A lovely little morsel perfect with tea. From the Creole chapter of the United States Regional Cookbook, Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947.

• Ready In: 34 mins
• Yields: 60 cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter
• 1  cup sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3  cups flour
• 1  egg, well beaten
•  grated rind of one orange

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F and lightly grease a cookie sheet.
2. Sift flour.
3. Cream butter, sugar, salt and orange rind until fluffy.
4. Add flour, working it thoroughly into the dough.
5. Sprinkle counter with sugar and roll small, log-shaped pieces of dough; join ends to make rings 1 1/2" across.
6. Bake approximately 8-10 minutes or until golden.