[recipe] Frosted Orange Cookies

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Frosted Orange Cookies

 

2 medium navel oranges

1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup milk

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 baking soda

1/2 salt

2 1/2 cups confectioners sugar

1 Tbs butter or margarine, melted

 

With a sharp paring knife, score each orange into quarters; remove

peel. Use

knife to remove white pith from peel and fruit; discard. Quarter

oranges and

place in a blender. Add peel; cover and process until smooth (

mixture should

measure about 3/4 cup or more)

 

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in milk and 6 Tbs

orange

mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed

mixture

until blended. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto a

greased

cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 10 to 13 minutes or until set and edges

are

lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

 

For frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine confectioners sugar, butter

and

enough of the remaining orange mixture to achieve spreading

consistency.

Frost cookies.

Yield: about 4 dozen.

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