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Double Orange Cookies Recipe

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I serve these nutritious, tasty cookies to my husband and our four children. Also, because my husband is a minister, I often cook for guests in our home. —Pamela Kinney, Irving, Texas

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Double Orange Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 42 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
2 eggs
1 can (6 ounces) orange juice concentrate, thawed, divided
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons grated orange peel
FROSTING:
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1 tablespoon butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
1 tablespoon reserved orange juice concentrate
2 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs. Beat until well blended. Reserve 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate for frosting. Add the remaining concentrate with combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in orange peel.
Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for about 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine all frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread a small amount over each cookie. Yield: about 7 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 2 cookies equals 163 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 29 mg cholesterol, 127 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Double Orange Cookies in Country Extra July 1991, p49

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Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2013 by sabakhan

I tried this recipe yesterday and it turned out flavorless though I added some more sugar and juice as described in recipe but it was not good at all.I don't get why these people are praising it can anyone send me these cookies:)

Reviewed on Apr. 29, 2013 by sabakhan

I tried this recipe yesterday and it turned out flavorless though I added some more sugar and juice as described in recipe but it was not good at all.didnot get why tehse people are praising it can anyone send me these cookies:)

Reviewed on Jan. 03, 2013 by deborah.gonzales

Loved the cookies, I'm just wondering how the submitter justifies calling them "nutritious"... A cup of butter, cup of sour cream, sugar, cream cheese?

Reviewed on Jun. 10, 2012 by dak97

Loved these cookies. After reading the reviews I decided for my first try at these I would make lemon cookies. I followed the cookie recipe exactly using lemonade and lemon peel. For the frosting I did not want to use cream cheese so I just used butter. I did not have milk on hand so I used lemon juice from the lemons used for the zest. Such wonderful real lemon flavor - these cookies are a hit! I can't wait to try orange, and will possibly even try lime.

Reviewed on Feb. 19, 2012 by carrie carney

Update: I recently made these with limeade and they were fabulous. Also want to try a lemonade version to see how they come out!

Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2011 by carrie carney

These are so good. Such a nice change from the typical "chocolate type" cookies I make. My husband specifically asked me to make these for a second time and I made a batch for a Christmas party a few weeks ago-- not one cookie was left! I would like to try this same recipe but with a can of limeade too...

Reviewed on Dec. 12, 2010 by Trilby Yost

I used to make these cookies quite frequently, but they sort of fell out of my repertoire in the past few years. I ran across the recipe and remembered how good they tasted. I made them again yesterday and they turned out as scrumptious as I recalled. Some of my family say they have a new favorite cookie!

Reviewed on Oct. 18, 2010 by ninon3

This was a very easy recipe to put together.

I thinned out the frosting to make it more of a glaze which I liked. It is as tasty as a rolled sugar cooking, but much easier.