Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

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Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

 

1 cup vegetable shortening

3/4 cup sugar

1 large egg

1 cup cooked, mashed carrots

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

orange Icing, below

 

Beat shortening; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add egg,

carrots and vanilla, beating well after each addition. Sift together dry

ingredients; stir into carrot mixture and mix well. Stir in chopped nuts, if

using. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees

for about 20 minutes. Transfer cookies to racks to cool.

Ice cookies with Orange Icing while still warm.

 

Orange Icing

juice of 1/2 orange, 3 to 4 tablespoons

grated rind of 1 orange

1 tablespoon butter or marg.

1 1/4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar

 

Combine juice and orange rind with butter; stir in sifted confectioners' sugar

until desired spreading consistency is reached. Add more juice or confectioners'

sugar as needed.

 

 

 

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