Orange Snowdrops
Created by Engrossed on January 21, 2012
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 25m
- Cook Time: 8m
- Recipe #4237
Ingredients
- Cookies:
- 1/2 cup butter, softened (1 cube, no subs!)
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (half of a 6oz can)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Icing:
- 1/3 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed (half of a 6oz can)
- 1/2-1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
How to Make
-
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375F. In large mixing bowl beat butter and shortening on medium to high for 30 seconds, or until softened.
-
Step 2: Add powdered sugar and baking soda and beat until combined.
-
Step 3: Beat in egg, orange juice concentrate, and vanilla until combined.
-
Step 4: Mix in flour until combined.
-
Step 5: Drop by a rounded tablespoon 2-inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
-
Step 6: Bake at 375F for 8 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on cookie sheets for 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack and cool completely.
-
Step 7: Combine all the icing ingredients in a mixing bowl and beat until smooth. Adjust powdered sugar amount until proper spreading consistency. Spread icing on completely cooled cookies.
-
Step 8: Store in airtight container up to 1 day. To make ahead, freeze cookies without icing up to 1 month. Thaw for 15 minutes and spread with icing.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (33.1 g)
- Calories 136.8
- Total Fat - 5.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 1.1 g
- Cholesterol - 4.9 mg
- Sodium - 39.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 20.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
- Sugars - 15 g
- Protein - 1 g
- Calcium - 3.9 mg
- Iron - 0.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 7.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg