Orange Cookies by Nancy P

Liz S. (AKA QCA Liz) — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 18:18:00 GMT

Thanks to Nancy P for sharing this recoipe in the forums. Here is her original intro to her recipe:

"I'm at work and while quilting would be frowned upon in the restaurant, I figured baking would be Ok... so I made my favorite Orange cookies that my Great Grandmother used to make for me when we were little. They came out great, but the Chef decided he wanted to serve them as a dessert, so I got 1/2 of a broken one! What's up with that? Anyway they are really easy to make if anyone is in the mood!"

Orange Cookies

1 1/2 c brown sugar

3/4 c shortening

2 eggs beaten

1 tsp vanilla

salt

1/2 c milk with 1/2 tsp Baking soda in it

1 orange zested and juiced

1/2 c chopped walnuts

1. cream shortening and sugar in mixer

2. add egg, vanilla, milk

3. take out of mixer and add zest, nuts and flour hand stirring

4. drop on cookie sheets

bake at 340 degr. for about 10 min. until lightly brown

ice when still warm

Icing:

2tbs butter melted

11/2c powdered sugar

zest of orange

enough juice from orange to thin to icing consistency

Let me know what you think! I think it is not just nostalgia that makes them good!

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Orange Cookies by Nancy P