Wednesday, December 28, 2011
I found this recipe while looking for something to take to a cookie exchange. I decided I wanted a lighter cookie that would complement the heavier chocolate and nut varieties that always seem to be prepared during the holidays. My husband did most of the preparation for these cookies and we ended up needing to use a cookie scoop to get them a uniform shape and size after baking.
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
- 3/4 cup frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
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- 1/2 teaspoon grated orange zest
- 2 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
- Directions
- 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.
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