Beth's Orange Cookies Recipe

Beth's Orange Cookies Recipes
Ingredients

Original recipe makes 5 - 6 dozen

  •  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
  •  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


  1. 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.
  2. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 10 minutes. Frost cookies when they are cool.
  3. 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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