Mrs. Apa's Cookies

By mangia_g2

Ingredients

• Glaze:
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 TB orange juice
• 3 cups unbleached flour
• 1 TB baking powder
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• orange juice

Preparation

Step 1

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla and oj. Mix well. Combine flour and bp; gradually add to creamed mixture. Knead dough on lightly floured board about 5 minutes. Using tablespoons of dough, roll into a ball and let stand on ungreased baking sheets for 15 minutes. Bake at 350 for 15-17 minutes or until golden. To make icing, combine sugar with enough oj to make a thin glaze. Dip hot cookie into glaze and set aside to cool.