Recipe: Orange Cookies with Orange Icing

Orange Cookies with Orange Icing
rec.food.cooking/Nancy Dooley (1995)
Makes about 30 cookies

1 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup sugar
3 Tbsp. shortening
3 Tbsp. butter
1 egg
1/3 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. finely shredded orange peel
2 Tbsp. orange juice
Orange icing

Stir together the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside.

Beat together sugar, shortening and butter. Add egg; beat until fluffy. Beat in buttermilk, peel and orange juice. Add dry ingredients; beat until combined.

Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheets; bake in 350F oven 10 minutes.

Remove; cool on racks. Prepare orange icing and frost cookies.

Orange Icing:
Beat together 2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 2 tsp. finely shredded orange peel and 2 to 3 Tbsp. orange juice to make a spreadable, thick frosting.