Orange Iced Cookies Recipes

ICED ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in orange juice and zest. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture. , Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.

FROSTED ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• With a sharp 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 3/4 cup)., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and 6 tablespoons orange mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and enough of the remaining orange mixture to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

ORANGE COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease or line baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Beat the shortening, white sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy. Beat in the buttermilk, orange juice and grated orange zest.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Stir the flour into the shortening mixture and mix until combined. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes. While still warm spread with orange icing.
• To Make Orange Icing: Combine the butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar and orange juice concentrate and beat until smooth. Add more orange juice concentrate if necessary to reach the desired consistency.

ORANGE ICED COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Combine rind and juice of 2 oranges, eggs and buttermilk.
• Add this to cream mixture alternately with flour, soda, baking powder and salt.
• Add 2 teaspoons orange juice to this batter.
• Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheets.
• Bake at 425 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes.
• When cool, ice with orange icing above.

ICED ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Beat in orange juice and peel.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges begin to brown.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• In a small bowl, combine icing ingredients until smooth; drizzle over cooled cookies.