Ingredients

• 500 g - Flour/maida
• 300 g - Butter
• 400 g - Sugar
• 2 - Eggs, beaten
• 1/2 tsp - Salt
• 1/2 tbsp - Orange food colour
• 2 tbsp - Grated fresh orange rind
• 2 tbsp - Fresh orange juice

How to Make Orange Flavoured Biscuits

• Beat the butter in a bowl until it is light and creamy. Then add the sugar and continue to beat till smooth.
• Mix in the orange juice, grated orange rind, salt, orange colour and beaten egg.
• Now, mix this with the flour and knead to a soft dough.
• Roll out the dough, onto a lightly floured board about 1/2 inch thickness.
• Cut out as many rounds as possible using a biscuit cutter or a bottle cover.
• Gather up the scraps, knead them together, then re-roll the dough and cut out more biscuits.
• Put the biscuits on greased baking trays and bake on the centre shelf of a hot oven for 10-12 mins.
• When done dust with icing sugar.