1 c. butter

1 c. sugar

1/4 c. orange juice

1/2 t. orange extract

3 c. sifted flour

1/2 t. baking soda

1 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

Cream butter until very light. Add sugar gradually and continue creaming until light and fluffy. Add orange juice and extract. Sift together flour, salt, soda and powder. Add to creamed mixture bit by bit. When well mixed, cover bowl with plastic wrap and chill at least 1 hour (or overnight) in the refrigerator. Roll out on floured surface and cut with cookie cutters. Brush lightly with water and add colored sprinkles if desired. Place on ungreased cookie sheets or use baking parchment and bake at 350 degrees F for about 13 minutes or until delicately brown. Cool before storing.

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 tablespoons flour

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

1 cup oatmeal

Aluminum foil

3 or 4 cardboard tubes, like from paper towels, gift wrap

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter cookies sheets well AND flour them. Wrap the cardboard tubes in aluminum foil and set aside.Melt the butter. Stir in remaining ingredients. and mix until well blended. Drop the batter from a teaspoon approx. 3 inches apart on the cookie sheet.Bake for 6-8 minutes.. just til cookie looks "set" It is going to be very thin looking.After removing sheet from oven. let sit for a couple of minutes. Remove each cookie and drape over the foil covered tubes. The cookies are very delicate when they are hot, so work quickly and carefully. (Draping over foil tubes is not necessary