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Orange Drop Cookies

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  • Servings: 42
  • Prep: 45m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 42 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR COOKIES
  • 2/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • FOR ORANGE BUTTER ICING
  • 2 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter (soft)
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar (sifted, confectioner's sugar)
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons orange juice (or a bit more as needed, enough to make the icing spreadable)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Mix butter, sugar, and egg thoroughly. Stir in orange juice and rind.

  • Step 2: Add baking powder, soda and salt and stir. Blend in flour.

  • Step 3: Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet(s).

  • Step 4: Bake 8-10 minutes or until delicately browned on edges in preheated 400' oven.

  • Step 5: Cool cookies and frost:

  • TO MAKE THE ICING

  • Step 6: Blend butter and sugar, then stir in orange juice and rind till smooth. Apply to cookies with spatula.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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