Old Fashioned Vanilla Wafers

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb unsalted margarine, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1/4 teaspoon grated lemon, zest of
• 3/4 cup sifted cake flour

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375 degrees f.
• 2 line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• 3 cream the margarine together with the sugar on low speed until fluffy.
• 4 beat in the egg and vanilla until incorporated.
• 5 stir in the zests.
• 6 still on low speed, beat in the flour until fully blended.
• 7 by teaspoonfuls, drop the batter onto the baking sheets, leaving a good two inches between each cookie.
• 8 bake for about 7 minutes, or until the wafers are lightly browned along the edges.
• 9 transfer to a cooling rack where they will crisp as they cool.
• 10 store carefully in layers in an airtight container.