Beth's Orange Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
¾ cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
½ teaspoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons butter, melted
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar

Nutrition Info

108.5 calories
carbohydrate: 16.2 g
cholesterol: 8.3 mg
fat: 4.4 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.3 g
saturatedFat: 1.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 71.8 mg
sugar: 9.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Cream white sugar and shortening, add eggs and stir. Add sour cream and 1 teaspoon vanilla, stir and set aside. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add little by little to the creamed mixture and stir well. Add 3/4 cup orange juice concentrate, and 2 tablespoons orange zest. Drop onto greased cookie sheets by teaspoonfuls.

  2. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 10 minutes. Frost cookies when they are cool.

  3. To Make Frosting: Mix together 1/2 teaspoon orange zest, 2 Tablespoons of the thawed orange juice concentrate, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 4 Tablespoons of melted butter, 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar or enough to make frosting of spreading consistency.

Recipe Yield

5 - 6 dozen

Recipe Note

These soft, frosted orange cookies are another one of my own recipes. Serve these at your next tea or luncheon party and watch them disappear!!

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