2 c Sugar
2 Stick margarine
3 Eggs — beaten
1/2 pt Sour cream
4 c Flour
2 ts Double-acting baking powder
1 ts Baking soda
2 Oranges — juice, rind
3 tb Butter — softened
2/3 Box powdered sugar
1 Orange — juice, rind
Milk
Cream 2 cups sugar and 2 sticks butter (or margarine). Mix the dry
ingredients together. Add the 3 beaten eggs and sour cream,
alternately with the dry ingredients, to the butter mixture. Add
juice and rind of 2 oranges and blend well. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto
greased cookie sheet. Bake in preheated 400-degree oven for 8-10
minutes (check after 6 minutes).
ICING: 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). Spread on cooled cookies.
Makes about 24 cookies.
Yields
24 servings