Sour Cream Orange Cookies
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 3:23pm

Ingredients




1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 1/4 cups flour
1 cup dairy sour cream
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Orange frosting:

2 cups confectioner's sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange zest
3 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons soft butter

Preparation

1 Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, soda, vanilla and salt; beat well. Mix in about half the flour, then add the sour cream; blend well. Stir in remaining flour and nuts. Drop by the rounded teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until light golden brown. 2 To make the frosting, combine all ingredients in a small mixing bowl; beat until smooth and creamy.

About


From the Occident/King Midas Collector's Bake Book.