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 caloriescarbohydrate: 16.2 gcholesterol: 8.3 mgfat: 4.4 gfiber: 0.3 gprotein: 1.3 gsaturatedFat: 1.6 gservingSize: -sodium: 71.8 mgsugar: 9.3 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Beth's Orange Cookies
Directions
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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.