soft orange cookies
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!!
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prep time
1 Hr 15 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
Makes 72 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup margarine or sugar, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 - eggs
- 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons grated orange peel
- FROSTING
- 1/4 cup margarine or butter, melted
- 2 cups icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
- 2-3 tablespoons orange juice
How To Make soft orange cookies
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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.
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Step 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.
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Step 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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