Frosted Orange Cookies

Name: Frosted Orange Cookies
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoons baking soda; 1 Tbsp butter, melted; 118 milliliters butter-flavored shortening; 473 milliliters confectioners sugar; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 118 milliliters milk; 2 mediums navel oranges; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Frosted Orange Cookies a try. This recipe serves 24. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 160 calories, 1g of protein, and 5g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baking powder, navel oranges, butter-flavored shortening, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.

Instructions

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.

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Orange

Fruit

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Blender

Knife

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.

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Shortening

Orange

Cream

Sugar

Milk

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Bowl

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended.

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Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Salt

Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned.

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Oven

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.

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Powdered Sugar