Pine Needle Sugar Cookies

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Orange rind

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 cup Coconut sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups Whole wheat pastry flour

• Dairy

  • 3/4 cups Butter

• Other

  • 1/2 cup Pine needles

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Description

Ingredients

• 3/4 cups softened butter
• 1 cup coconut sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind (optional)
• 2 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 cup pine needles

Directions

• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs and vanilla extract.
• Stir in flour, orange rind, baking powder and sea salt.
• Cover and chill at least 1 hour (or overnight).
• Finely chop the pine needles in a food processor or blender and set aside for decorating the cookies.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Roll chilled dough on floured surface 1/4 thick.
• Cut into shapes with cookie cutters. Place 1 apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Decorate as desired with pine needles.
• Bake for 5 - 6 minutes. Cool.