Brown Sugar Refrigerator Cookies

Yields:	1 batch
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Beat together butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, and orange rind.

Combine flour, salt, and baking powder; sift into first mixture and mix well.

Chill dough, then shape into roll about 2-1/2 inches in diameter.

Wrap in waxed paper or foil.

Store in refrigerator or freezer.

To bake, unwrap and cut in 1/8 inch slices; lay on greased cookie sheet, then use floured cookie cutters to cut slices into fancy shapes.

Gather up scraps of dough, press together and chill again.

Bake cookies at 400 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.

Makes 4 to 5 dozen crisp and butterscotchy cookies.

Quick, fast and delicious! Perfect to make when short on time. Everyone loved it!