Soft Orange Cookies

Name: Soft Orange Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 0
Cuisine: Canadian
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; FROSTING; 1/4 c margarine or butter, melted; 2 c icing sugar; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 2-3 Tbsp orange juice

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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!!

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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
FROSTING
1/4 c

margarine or butter, melted
2 c

icing sugar
1 Tbsp

grated orange peel
2-3 Tbsp

orange juice
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How to Make Soft Orange Cookies

Step-by-Step

Heat 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.
Bake 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.
For 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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About Soft Orange Cookies

Course/Dish: Cookies

Main Ingredient: Fruit

Regional Style: Canadian

Other Tag: Quick & Easy

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