orange drop cookies ii

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 2/3 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon orange zest

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease cookie sheets.
• mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. stir 1/2 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon rind into the flour mixture.
• cream shortening and white sugar together. mix egg into the sugar mixture thoroughly. slowly blend flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. drop by teaspoonful greased cookie sheet.
• bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• make the icing: mix confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together until smooth. pour 2 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange rind into the sugar and butter mixture, mix well. when the cookies have cooled spread the icing generously over the tops of the cookies.