Iced Orange Cookies
Recipe: #27725
August 20, 2017
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Dropped, Orange, Christmas, Oven Bake, Vegetarian, Flour, Kosher Dairy, more
"These have more of a cake texture. Very nice and light with a mild orange flavor, they are good with or without the icing. Great with tea."
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (22 g)
- Calories 81
- Total Fat - 2.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 8 mg
- Sodium - 31.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 14.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 10.2 g
- Protein - 0.8 g
- Calcium - 11.6 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
Step 2
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 3
Beat in orange juice and peel.
Step 4
Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture
Step 5
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
Step 6
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
Step 7
Remove to wire racks to cool.
Step 8
In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.
Tips
No special items needed.