Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 2 orange
- 600 gr powdered sugar
- 500 gr flour
- 400 gr sugar
- 240 ml sour milk
- 190 gr crisco shortening
- 14 gr butter
- 5 gr baking soda
- 5 gr baking powder
- 1 gr salt
In a large mixing bowl, cream the crisco� and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs slowly until blended well. Add sour milk and orange juice. (If sour milk is not available, mix 1 t vinegar with 1 c milk.)
Separately, mix baking soda, salt, baking powder and flour. Add mixture slowly to batter, mixing well.
Drop a heaping tablespoon for each cookie, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 180ºC for dozen min.
Cool on a wire rack.
Should make about 3 dozen cookies.
For icing, put melted butter in bowl and add powdered sugar. Mix together. Add grated rind. Slowly add orange juice until a very thick consistency is reached.
NOTE: for icing try 2 tablespoons softened butter 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar 2 tablesppons orange juice.
In small bowl of electric mixer, combine all ingredients. Beat at medium speed until smooth and easy to spread. If too thick, add a little more orange juice.