Orange-Marmalade Drops

Yield: about 48 (2 inch) cookies

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 whole egg
• 6 tablespoons orange marmalade
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour*
• 1 1/4 teaspoons double-acting baking powder

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a cookie sheet.
2. Sift the granulated sugar.
3. Beat the butter until soft.
4. Add the sugar gradually, and blend until light and creamy.
5. Beat in the egg and marmalade.
6. Sift the flour. Resift with the baking powder.
7. Stir sifted ingredients into the butter mixture.
8. Drop batter from a teaspoon, well apart, on the prepared cookie sheet.
9. Bake the cookies for about 8 minutes.

Notes

* It is difficult to prescribe the right amount of flour, as marmalades differ a great deal in consistency. Follow the rule, then try out 1 or 2 cookies. If they are too dry, add a little more marmalade, if too moist, a little more flour and some grated lemon rind.

Attribution

Joy of Cooking