Orange Drop Cookies

Orange Drop Cookies

1 Preparation Time :

Categories : Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

3/4 c Shortening

1/4 c Butter

1 1/2 c Brown Sugar

2 Well beaten Eggs

1/2 c Fresh Orange Juice

3 1/2 c Flour

1/4 ts Salt

2 ts Baking Powder

1 t Soda

3/4 c Sour milk or Buttermilk

--ICING--

1/2 c Butter

4 c Powdered Sugar

1/3 c Evaporated Milk

1 t Vanilla

2 tb Grated Orange Rind

Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs, orange juice, rinds, vanilla and sour milk. Mix well. Add all dry ingredients which have been sifted (NOT!

I'm lazy) together. Blend everything together well. Optional - one cup of

nuts. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet, (I used teflon cookie sheet

350% for 5 to 8 minutes.

ICING: Beat it all together and slap on the VERY COOLED DOWN cookies.

This makes a cake like cookie just exploding with orange flavor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -