Cinnamon-Orange Squares

Ingredients

• 0.3 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 cup butter softened
• 2.3 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.3 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.8 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg 
• 2 tablespoons orange zest 
• 0.8 cup powdered sugar 
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 
• 1 tablespoon sugar 
• 1 serving wax and parchment paper 

Equipment

• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• hand mixer
• wax paper

Directions

1. Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, beating until smooth.
2. Stir together flour and next 5 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed until blended.
3. Divide dough in half; flatten each into a disk.
4. Roll each disk to 1/4-inch thickness between 2 sheets of wax paper.
5. Transfer dough, in wax paper, to a baking sheet; chill 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 35
7. Working with 1 portion of dough at a time, remove top wax paper; cut with a 2-inch square cutter, rerolling dough scraps once.
8. Place 1 inch apart on parchment paper-lined baking sheets.
9. Stir together 1 Tbsp. sugar and 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon, and sprinkle mixture over cookies.
10. Bake at 350 for 12 to 14 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute; transfer to wire racks. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers.