Hi everyone. A chill is in the air and i think its time for cookies. I like moist and diff. kind of cookies. Here is a good recipe that is good for you to .

Carrot Cookies

1 cup Shortening(part soft butter)
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed cooked carrots
2 cups flour
2 teas.baking powder
1/2 teas. salt
3/4 cup coconut
Orange butter icing(recipe below)

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix shortening,sugar,eggs and carrots. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt, Stir in coconut. Drop dough by teas. about 2 inches apart onto lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or untill no imprint remains when touched lightly. Immediately remove from baking sheet. Cool. FRost with Orange Butter Icing.about 4 dozen cookies

Orange Butter Icing
3 Tab.soft butter
1 1/2 cups confestioners' sugar
2 teas grated orange peel
about 1 tab. orange juice
Blend butter and sugar, Stir in orange peel and juice. Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.

Hope you all enjoy
peace to all
Mary from MI.