Best 2 Double Orange Cookies Recipes

DOUBLE ORANGE COOKIES

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I serve these nutritious, tasty cookies to my husband and our four children. Also, because my husband is a minister, I often cook for guests in our home. -Pamela Kinney, Irving, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 7 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
2 large eggs
1 can (6 ounces) orange juice concentrate, thawed, divided
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated orange zest
FROSTING:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange zest
1 tablespoon reserved orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons whole milk

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs. Beat until well blended. Reserve 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate for frosting. Add the remaining concentrate with combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in orange zest. , Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely. , In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread a small amount over each cookie.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 29mg cholesterol, Sodium 127mg sodium, Carbohydrate 24g carbohydrate (14g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 2g protein.

GRANDMA BRUBAKER'S ORANGE COOKIES

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At least two generations of my family have enjoyed the recipe for these delicate orange-flavored cookies. -Sheri DeBolt, Huntington, Indiana

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, separated, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
Pinch salt
Juice and grated zest of 2 medium navel oranges
ICING:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon grated orange zest

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325°. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in egg yolks and buttermilk. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with orange juice and zest. Add egg whites and beat until smooth. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake until set, about 10 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For icing, combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 58mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.