Orange Drop Cookies III Recipe

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt, stir into the creamed mixture. Finally, stir in the milk, orange juice and orange zest. Drop by heaping spoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the edges turn golden. Remove from baking sheet to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (36 total)

Calories
153 cal
8%

Fat
6.3 g
10%

Carbs
22.3 g
7%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Reviews (6)

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Trisha

Nov. 17, 2004

"These cookies are VERY cake-like and spongy. They are also VERY bland. I even added an extra Tbs. of orange zest and doubled the orange juice. Maybe with some orange icing they would taste better. Th..." See moree tops of the cookies will not get brown, so don't bake them much past their bake time."

dancinmama

Dec. 2, 2010

"I made these with butter instead of shortening, a half a cup of orange juice and added cranberries. They turned out very spongy, so my husband said they would make better muffins. I think they have a..." See more nice flavor, but aren't very good as cookies.I went ahead and tried making them as muffins and they were so much better! They rose well, cooked all the way through and were slightly crisp on the bottom."

Michael

Nov. 27, 2009

"I'm not sure what everyone is complaining about. I used 3 oranges worth of zest and thought they tasted just the right amount of orangy. Be careful when you put them on the cookie sheet, they ballo..." See moreon out pretty big."

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