Orange frosted sour cream cookies

24 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Sugar
2 Stick margarine
3 Eggs -- beaten
½ pint Sour cream
4 cups Flour
2 teaspoons Double-acting baking powder
1 teaspoon Baking soda
2 Oranges -- juice, rind
3 tablespoons Butter -- softened
⅔ Box powdered sugar
1 Orange -- juice, rind
Milk

Directions

Cream 2 cups sugar and 2 sticks butter (or margarine). Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the 3 beaten eggs and sour cream, alternately with the dry ingredients, to the butter mixture. Add juice and rind of 2 oranges and blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven for 8-10 minutes (check after 6 minutes).

ICING: Mix together last 4 ingredients (3 tbsp margarine, ⅔ box powdered sugar, juice and rind of one orange and milk as needed for good spreading consistency). Spread on cooled cookies.

Makes about 24 cookies.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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