Orange Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 3 eggs
• 2/3 cup orange juice
• 4 1/2 teaspoons orange zest
• 3 -3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 4 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
• 1/3-1/2 cup orange juice

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl,cream shortening and sugar.
• 2 add the buttermilk,eggs,orange juice and peel.
• 3 combine the dry ingredients,graduallu add to the creamed mixture.
• 4 drop by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• 5 bake at 375 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 6 remover to wire racks to cool.
• 7 for icing: combine the powdered sugar,orange extract and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency.
• 8 spread over cooled cookies.