Orange Cookies

These have to be some of the most AMAZING cookies!

My sister-in-law, Roxanne's mother, makes these cookies

and will bring them to our family parties.

I think the first time I tried them I ate about 7!

They are so good...and i've decided they have 5 of the food groups in them

so they are TOTALLY healthy to eat!

One batch made 64 cookies (small ones) for me.

I would HIGHLY suggest you double them,

unless you think you will be ok when they are all gone and you want another one!

ORANGE COOKIES

3/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup shortening

1 egg

1 cup mashed, cooked carrots

1 tsp. vanilla

2 cups flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup coconut

First off, start cooking those carrots.

Peel and slice them and put them in a pan and cover with water.

Boil for about 10-15 minutes, or until they are soft.

When they are done, mash them completely.

Let them cool down a bit,

so they don't cook the egg when you add them to the cookie mix!

Preheat oven to 350*

Combine sugar, shortening and egg.

Mix until soft and fluffy.

Add the cooled carrots and vanilla.

Once combined, add all the dry ingredients.

Using your small scoop :), place onto parchment paper covered jelly roll pan

or a cookie sheet...whichever you have!

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Mine took 12.

FROSTING:

Grate the peel for some orange zest.

Juice the orange into a bowl.

Add the powdered sugar until it is the right consistency.

You want it to be a thick consistency, not runny.

I think mine took about 3 cups of powdered sugar.

You want that orange goodness to stay on TOP of the cookies!

Add the orange zest!

Place cookies on a cooling rack to cool.

Before they have cooled completely, frost them.

****Use the left over parchment paper to put under the cooling rack...

that way you don't have frosting drippings all over your counter!

I DARE you to try and not snag a cookie...or two...or three.