Orange Drop Cookies with Frosting

Ingredients

 * Cookies
 * 1 cup brown sugar
 * 1 cup shortening
 * 2 eggs
 * 1 cup buttermilk (or sour milk)
 * 3 cups flour
 * 2 teaspoons baking powder
 * 1 teaspoon baking soda
 * 1/2 teaspoon salt
 * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 * Grated rind of 1 orange


 * Frosting
 * 1 egg yolk
 * Juice and rind of 1 orange
 * Enough powdered sugar to make desired consistency.

Directions

 * 1) Cream shortening and sugar; add eggs.
 * 2) Dissolve soda in buttermilk, or sour milk
 * 3) Stir baking powder into 3 cups flour
 * 4) Alternate adding buttermilk with flour into the creamed mixture.
 * 5) Drop onto a greased cookie sheet and bake at 375degrees for about 10 minutes.
 * 6) Mix frosting ingredients
 * 7) Frost cookies when cool

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