AUNT BESSIE'S FROSTED FRESH ORANGE COOKIES

Aunt Bessie's Frosted Fresh Orange Cookies image

Fresh, fruity... and delicious! Just as you'd imagine, these cookies are delightfully light and refreshing. We just love the bright citrus flavor.

Provided by Kathie Carr

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 15

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Ingredients

COOKIES:
2 c brown sugar
2 eggs
1 c softened butter (original recipe called for lard)
1 c buttermilk or sour milk
1 pinch of salt
2 1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 grated orange rind (use 1/2 in cookies and 1/2 in icing)
ICING:
1 c powdered sugar
1 Tbsp orange juice (or enough to make a glaze type icing for cookies)
1/2 of orange rind (left from cookies)
2-3 drops yellow food coloring, optional

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine all cookie ingredients and mix well. Drop by heaping teaspoons full onto greased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes.
2. Mix powdered sugar with enough orange juice to form a glaze type icing. Add left over orange rind from making cookies and food coloring if used. Spread on warm cookies.

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Tahir Mehmood

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I love these cookies! They're so easy to make and they always turn out perfect.

NA2S

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These cookies are a bit too sweet for me, but they're still good.

Chandan Yadav

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I'm not sure what went wrong, but my cookies turned out flat and dense. I followed the recipe exactly.

Maxine Badenhorst

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These cookies are so delicious and refreshing. They're perfect for a summer party.

Shannon Garland

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I've never had orange cookies before, but these were amazing! I'll definitely be making them again.

Gianna Cortez

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These cookies are the perfect balance of sweet and tangy. The orange flavor really shines through.

Zamoh Mtshali

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I would definitely recommend these cookies to anyone who loves orange-flavored desserts.

Raj Muhammad

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These cookies are so easy to make and they always turn out perfect. I love that I can make them ahead of time and freeze them.

Daily Pratibad

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I'm not a huge fan of orange-flavored desserts, but these cookies were actually really good. The orange flavor is subtle and not overpowering.

Goldmines Media

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I tried making these cookies, but they turned out too dry. I think I might have overbaked them.

Eesa Ahmad Ishaque

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These cookies were a little too sweet for my taste, but they were still good.

Fm Sohel faridpur

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I wasn't sure how I would feel about orange cookies, but I was pleasantly surprised! These cookies are delicious and the orange flavor is not overpowering.