Orange-Poppy Seed Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb unsalted butter
3 tablespoons orange zest, grated
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, sifted, plus
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup poppy seed

Preparation

Preheat oven to 325\u00b0.
Beat butter with orange zest until it whitens and holds soft peaks.
Beat in sugar until well blended.
Whisk together yolks and vanilla.
Add to butter mixture and mix scraping down sides as necessary.
Add flour and poppy seeds mixing only to combine Divide dough into 4 pieces and Roll into 4 logs, each about 1 1/2 inches in diameter.
Dough should be frozen for 30 minutes so that it can be easily cut or you can freeze, wrapped well for later use.
Slice 3/8 inch rounds.
Bake on a parchment lined sheet pan until firm and lightly and evenly browned- about 12-15 minutes.
The cookies must be cooked through to be tender.