Soft Orange Cookies

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By Wendy Booth
@wendeebee

Fell in love with these cookies when I went to a farmer's market in my daughter's town. The seller was not willing to give up the recipe, so I scoured the internet. Couldn't settle on one, so I made my own recipe. Hope you love them as much as I do!!

Rating:

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Serves:

Makes 72 cookies

Prep:

1 Hr 15 Min

Cook:

10 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1 1/2 c: sugar
1 c: margarine or sugar, softened
1 c: sour cream
2: eggs
4 c: all purpose flour
1 tsp: baking powder
1 tsp: baking soda
1/4 tsp: salt
2/3 c: orange juice
3 Tbsp: grated orange peel
1/4 c: margarine or butter, melted
2 c: icing sugar
1 Tbsp: grated orange peel
2-3 Tbsp: orange juice

How to Make Soft Orange Cookies

Step-by-Step

1Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, combine sugar and 1 cup margarine; beat until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs; blend well. Add all remaining cookie ingredients; mix well. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
2Bake at 375°F. for 8 to 11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets and place on cooling racks.
3For the frosting, in small bowl, blend all frosting ingredients until smooth, adding enough orange juice for spreading consistency. Frost warm cookies.

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