Monday, January 18, 2010

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.

6 comments:

  1. I love the pretty orange color and the drizzled icing - they looks so yummy!

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  3. Mmm, these look so yummy! I can't wait to try them! Do you mind if I post them on my blog with a link back to you? Stop by and visit me sometime!
    http://songberries.blogspot.com

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  4. It's a small world. I got this recpie several years ago when I worked at Ogden Main. They are one of my favorites! I have also made mine with a can of cooked carrots and they turn out just the same. These are so yummy the next day after they have been in the fridge overnight.

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  5. I love organge cookies and yours are beautiful! Thanks for the reminder of how to use organges in cooking. It was so nice to visit your blog, it is lovely.

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  6. Yum! I tried this today and they were delicious! Didn't have any oranges, so we used a grapefruit instead. Thanks for posting :)

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