GRANDMA BRUBAKER'S ORANGE COOKIES

Grandma Brubaker's Orange Cookies image

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

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.