Orange Drop Cookies
This makes a cake like cookie just exploding with orange flavor.
Yield
1 batchPrep
20 minCook
5 minReady
1 hrsTrans-fat Free, Good source of fiber
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 1 ½ | cups |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| ½ | cup |
orange juice
fresh |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
baking powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
| ¾ | cup |
sour milk
or buttermilk |
|
| Icing | |||
| ½ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 4 | cups |
powdered sugar
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
evaporated milk
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
orange zest
grated |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
vegetable shortening
|
*
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 355 | ml |
brown sugar
|
*
|
| 2 | large |
eggs
well beaten |
|
| 118 | ml |
orange juice
fresh |
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 828 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
| 177 | ml |
sour milk
or buttermilk |
|
| Icing | |||
| 118 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 946 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 79 | ml |
evaporated milk
|
|
| 5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
orange zest
grated |
|
Directions
Cream shortening and sugar.
Add eggs, orange juice, rinds, vanilla and sour milk. Mix well.
Add all dry ingredients which have been sifted together.
Blend everything together well. Optional - one cup of nuts.
Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for 5 to 8 minutes.
ICING: Beat it all together and slap on the VERY COOLED DOWN cookies.
