Orange Cookies - Sharon Scholl (2008)

By ginasheppard

Ingredients

• 3/4 C. shortening
• 1/4 C. butter
• 1 1/2 C. brown sugar
• 2 beaten eggs
• 2 T. grated orange peel
• 1/4 C. orange juice
• 1 t. vanilla
• 1 C. buttermilk
• 3 1/2 C. all purpose flour
• 2 t. baking powder
• 1 t. soda
• 1/4 t. salt
• 1 c. chopped nuts (optional)
• Orange Butter Icing
• 3 T. soft margarine
• 1 1/2 C. confectioners sugar
• 2 t. grated orange peel
• 1 T. orange juice (add another T. or two of orange juice if consistency is too thick)

Details

Servings 72

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening, butter and brown sugar together. Beat in eggs, orange peel, orange juice, vanilla and buttermilk. Sift together dry ingredients and add to creamed mixture. Add nuts if desired. Drop by teaspoonfull onto greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 15 minutes.
Cool on wire racks and ice with Orange Butter Icing.

Orange Butter Icing:

Add butter and sugar, stir in orange peel and juice until smooth. Ice cookies while on cooling rack.