As delicious as they look, this is the perfect dough for dreidel and menorah cut-outs.

Chanukah Cut-Out Cookies

3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 orange, zested* and juiced
1 large egg, beaten

1. Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into a large bowl. Add vegetable oil, orange juice, orange zest and beaten egg and mix until a dough forms. Divide dough into 4 parts; wrap each in wax paper and refrigerate for 1 hour or until firm enough to roll.
2. Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
3. On a floured surface, roll dough balls out, one at a time, to 1/4-inch thick. Using cookie cutters, cut out desired shapes and transfer to prepared baking sheet. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire racks.

Makes 48 cookies.

*Fruit zest - Zest is the outermost layer of citrus fruit (usually oranges or lemons) and is removed with a zester, fine grater or vegetable peeler. Only the colored portion of the skin, and not the white pith, is considered the zest.

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