| 1 | Heat oven to 400 °F. |
| 2 | Mix thoroughly butter, shortening, sugar, orange peel and eggs. |
| 3 | Blend in flour. |
| 4 | Color with green food coloring, if desired. |
| 5 | shape dough by rounded teaspoonfuls into ropes, each about 6 inches long and ?inch in diameter. |
| 6 | form each rope into a circle, bringing one end over the other and through into a single knot. |
| 7 | Let about ?inch extend at each end. |
| 8 | Place on ungreased baking sheet. |
| 9 | Press in red cinnamon candies, if desired. |
| 10 | bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. |
| 11 | Immediately remove from baking sheet. |
| 12 | notes: |
| 13 | * norwegian wreath cookies -- these are decorative holiday cookies adding quite a bright, colorful aromatic touch to your plate of cookies. |
| 14 | : difficulty: moderate (requires some dexterity). |
| 15 | : time: 1 hour. |
| 16 | : precision: measure the ingredients. |
| 17 | : cindy w. |
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