Charlene's Recipe

Orange short bread squares

Category: Desserts

2 1/3 cup all purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup blue bonnet spread, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1/3 cup orange juice
2 Tbsp grated orange peel
Confectioners' sugar

In small bowl, combine 2 cups flour, baking powder and salt. In large bowl, with electric mixer at medium speed, beat spread and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. At low speed, gradually stir in flour mixture until well blended, chill two hours.
Press dough into 13x9x2 inch pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. In large bowl, beat egg, remaining flour and sugar, juice and peel until light and fluffy.
Pour ever baked layer; bake 30 minutes more. Cool. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar; carefully cut into 1 1/2 inch squares.