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Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

Carrot Cookies with Orange Icing

Manny
Course Dessert
Cuisine Filipino

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cup shortening or margarine
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 cup cooked and mashed carrots
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 egg
  • .
  • For the Icing
  • 1/4 cup hot orange juice
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon butter
  • Grated rind of 1 orange
  • 2 cups confectioners sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 °F. Cream shortening with sugar. Blend in egg.
  • Stir in carrots. Sift together flour, salt and baking powder; add to creamed mixture.
  • Add vanilla. Drop by teaspoonfuls on greased baking sheet. Bake for 8 - 10 minutes. Mix ingredients for icing. Ice cookies while warm. Yields 3 dozen cookies.