GREEK ORANGE SPICE COOKIES

GREEK ORANGE SPICE COOKIES image

Yield Makes over 10 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups canola or vegetable oil
6 Tbsp. frozen orange juice concentrate, defrosted
1 1/2 tsp. grated orange peel
3/4 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
3/4 cup finely chopped pecans
Icing:
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
5 tsp. orange juice

Steps:

In mixer, combine first 4 ingredients till combined well. Add dry ingredients. Mix till incorporated. Stir in 1/2 cup pecans. Reserve the rest. Chill dough for 1 hour. Shape rounded teaspoon full of dough into a small log, place on a cookie sheet and form into a crescent shape, 3/4" apart. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 min. Cool to wire racks. ICING Combine Powdered sugar and orange juice. Add more sugar if too thin, more juice if too thick. Dip each cookie into icing and sprinkle with a few reserved pecans. Allow to dry. These freeze well.