WHOLE WHEAT ORANGE COOKIES 
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon orange peel (grated)
1 egg
2 cups whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix all ingredients except the flour, sugar and cinnamon. Add flour and shape by hand into 1 inch balls. Roll balls in a sugar-cinnamon mixture (2 tablespoons sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon).

Bake on ungreased cookie sheet for 8 to 10 minutes at 375°F. If a flatter cookie is desired, flatten a bit with a glass before baking.

Yield: 60 cookies

 

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