Best Russian Orange Drop Cookies Recipes

ORANGE DROP COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir 1/2 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon rind into the flour mixture.
• Cream shortening and white sugar together. Mix egg into the sugar mixture thoroughly. Slowly blend flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Make the icing: Mix confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together until smooth. Pour 2 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange rind into the sugar and butter mixture, mix well. When the cookies have cooled spread the icing generously over the tops of the cookies.

ORANGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 400°. Mix butter, sugar and egg thoroughly. Stir in orange juice and rind. Stir in dry ingredients and mix well.
• 2. Drop rounded teaspoons of dough 2" apart on a baking sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until delicately browned on edges.
• 3. Mix frosting ingredients together. When cookies are cooled, frost.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl, beat butter.
• Gradually add the brown sugar, beat until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg, orange zest and orange juice, and mix until smooth.
• Add baking mix and mix well.
• Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chops.
• Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove from cookie sheet after 5 minutes to wire racks to cool completely.

ORANGE DROP COOKIES IV

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 3 tablespoons orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture alternately with 2/3 cup orange juice. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, stir together the melted margarine, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Mix remaining orange juice in 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over cooled cookies.

ORANGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400F/200°C.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
• In another large mixing bowl, mix butter, sugar and egg thoroughly. Stir in orange juice and rind.
• Sift dry ingredients into wet ingredients and blend together.
• Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2" apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 8-10 minutes or until delicately browned on edges.
• Remove from cookie sheets and cool completely. Store in an airtight container.

ORANGE DROP COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together 3 teaspoons baking powder and 3 1/4 cups flour.
• Beat together brown sugar and shortening then add eggs, orange rind and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture, alternating the flour mixture and sour milk until all is blended. Drop dough by teaspoonful onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes. Let cool and frost cookies.
• To Make Frosting: Mix together powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and enough orange juice mixed in to make it able to spread over cooled cookies.

DATE AND ORANGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking soda & salt together 3 times. Add dates & walnuts.
• Cream shortening & then blend in brown sugar, then add egg and beat well.
• Stir in orange rind to the shortening mixture.
• Add the flour mixture, combining until well mixed.
• Drop dough by spoonful, well apart on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350F for 10 minutes.