Old Fashioned Orange Cookie Recipes

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.

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, score each orange into quarters; remove peel. Use knife to remove white pith from peel and fruit; discard. Quarter oranges and place in a blender. Add peel; cover and process until smooth (mixture should measure 3/4 cup)., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in milk and 6 tablespoons orange mixture. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture until blended. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until set and edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, butter and enough of the remaining orange mixture to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies.

Steps:

• Cream shortening; gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add egg, and beat.
• Add vanilla and orange rind; mix well.
• Combine flour, baking powder, soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, and mix well.
• Roll dough to 1/8-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
• Cut with a 3-inch cookie cutter, and place on lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Sprinkle with sugar crystals.
• Bake at 375* for 7 to 8 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Yield: abut 5 dozen.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375. Grease the baking sheets.
• Put the eggs and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat until blended. Add salt, shortening, orange marmalade, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Beat until the dough is throughly mixed. Add the flour and baking powder and beat well. This is a stiff dough. Add the walnuts, stirring well to distribute.
• Drop the cookies by tablespoons onto the baking sheets about 1-inch apart. Bake about 12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are golden. Remove from the oven and cool.

Steps:

• in large bowl, cream butter and sugar.add egg and orange rind.mix well.
• sift together flour, salt and baking soda.
• add to creamed mixture --
• on a floured surface, knead dough till smooth --
• shape into 2 rolls about 1 1/2" in diameter.and flatten tops to make an oval shape.
• wrap in waxed paper and chill overnight.in refrigerator.
• preheat oven to 375* --
• grease and flour a cookie sheet.
• add food coloring to 1/4 cup granulated sugar.
• to make desired orange color.
• roll dough in colored sugar and slice 1/4" thick.
• arrange on cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
• to prepare ICING:.
• mix powdered sugar and orange juice.
• brush cookies with icing --
• let cool.