Orange Frosted Sour Cream Cookies Recipe

Makes 24 cookies

Ingredients:

  • 2 cup sugar
  • 2 stick margarine
  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • 1/2 pint sour cream
  • 4 cup flour
  • 2 tsp double-acting baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 oranges, juice, rind
  • 3 tbsp butter, softened
  • 2/3 powdered sugar
  • 1 orange, juice, rind
  • Milk

    • Instructions:

    1. Cream 2 cups sugar and 2 sticks butter (or margarine).
    2. Mix the dry ingredients together.
    3. Add the 3 beaten eggs and sour cream, alternately with the dry ingredients, to the butter mixture.
    4. Add juice and rind of 2 oranges and blend well.
    5. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
    6. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven for 8-10 minutes (check after 6 minutes).
    Icing:
    7. Mix together last 4 ingredients (3 tbsp margarine, 2/3 box powdered sugar, juice and rind of one orange and milk as needed for good spreading consistency).
    8. Spread on cooled cookies.