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Orange Cookies

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Course Cookies

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 2 1/2 cups cake flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 cup shortening, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 Tbsp orange rind, grated
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1/2 cup nuts, chopped

Orange Buttercream Icing

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 tsp orange rind, grated
  • 2 Tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease baking sheets.
  • In a bowl, combine flour, salt and baking soda and mix well.
  • In another bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and orange rind. Beat until light and fluffy.
  • To the egg mixture, add flour alternately with orange juice. Add the nuts.
  • Drop by heaping teaspoons onto prepared baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. When completely cooled, ice with Orange Butter Cream Icing. Makes 5-6 dozen cookies. Enjoy!
  • NOTE: This recipe calls for baking at 400 degrees. If your oven runs a little hot, you may have better results at 375 degrees or by shortening the baking time by 5 minutes.

Orange Butter Cream Icing

  • Combine all the ingredients in a bowl. With a mixer, beat until thick and creamy. Makes about 2 cups of frosting.