Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing
Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing recipe
Yield
48 servingsPrep
10 minCook
12 minReady
22 minLow in Saturated Fat, Low Cholesterol, Cholesterol-Free, Trans-fat Free, High Fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups |
carrots
cooked |
|
| ½ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
sugar
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 4 | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 4 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| icing | |||
| 1 | each |
oranges
|
|
| 1 ½ | tablespoons |
margarine
|
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 473 | ml |
carrots
cooked |
|
| 118 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 355 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 946 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 2E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| icing | |||
| 1 | each |
oranges
|
|
| 23 | ml |
margarine
|
|
| 1 | x |
powdered sugar
|
*
|
Directions
Mash carrots; cream well with shortening, sugar and vanilla.
Add flour, baking powder and salt.
Mix well and drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
Bake 12 minutes at 350℉ (180℃).
Icing: Grate peel of orange; juice orange to get ½ cup juice.
Heat orange peel and juice and add margarine.
Take off stove before it boils and beat in powdered sugar until like heavy cream.
Frost cool cookies immediately.
