A recipe for Orange Drop Cookies. Follow the simple recipe instructions for Orange Drop Cookies shared by other home cooking experts.
Ingredients
3/4 c. Shortening1/4 c. Butter
1 1/2 c. Brown Sugar
2 Well beaten Eggs
1/2 c. Fresh Orange Juice
1 Tsp. Vanilla
3 1/2 c. Flour
1/4 Tsp. Salt
2 Tsp. Baking Powder
1 Tsp. Soda
2 Tbs. Grated Orange Rind
3/4 c. Sour milk or Buttermilk
ICING: 1/2 c. Butter
4 c. Powdered Sugar
1/3 c. Evaporated Milk
1 Tsp. Vanilla
2 Tbs. Grated Orange Rind
Directions
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 Tsp. on greased cookie sheet, (I used Teflon cookie sheet, no greasing) Bake at 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
