BETH'S ORANGE COOKIES

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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!!

Provided by Beth Sigworth

Categories Desserts Cookies Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 72

Number Of Ingredients 16

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

Steps:

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

Nutrition Facts : Calories 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, Sodium 71.8 mg, Sugar 9.3 g