Iced Orange Cookies

Contributed byDot Schweikart
Iced orange cookies stacked on a gray plate, topped with white icing and orange zest.

Ingredients

  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon soda (mix soda into the sour cream)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cup flour, sifted
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Juice and rind of 1 orange (about 1/2 c.)
Yield: 72 Cookies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes

Instructions

Cream together sugar, butter, sour cream, soda and eggs. Sift flour with baking powder. Mix together creamed mixture and flour. Add orange juice and rind. Bake at 350° for about 10 or 12 minutes. (Bake a test cookie to determine the correct time.) Use greased cookie sheet. Icing: Mix juice of 1 lemon with powdered sugar to a spreading consistency. Apply while cookies are still warm from the oven. For decoration, sprinkle a little orange rind over icing. Yields 6 dozen cookies. 

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