Orange-Poppy Seed Slice-and-Bake Cookies

Name: Orange-Poppy Seed Slice-and-Bake Cookies
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (2⅓ ounces/66 grams), granulated sugar; 2 tablespoons packed, light brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/4 cup, poppy seeds; 1 tablespoon, grated orange zest; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened; 2 teaspoons, vanilla extract; 1 , large egg yolk; 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces/213 grams), all-purpose flour

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Cookies
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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2008

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SERVES Makes about 40 cookies

TIME 1½ hours, plus 2 hours chilling

Orange-Poppy Seed Slice-and-Bake Cookies

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