Double Orange Cookies Recipe
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Double Orange Cookies

By: Pamela Kinney 
"I serve these nutritious, tasty cookies to my husband and our four children. Also, because my husband is a minister, I often cook for guests in our home."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.8 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (11)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 42 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (6 ounce) can orange juice concentrate, thawed, divided
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 tablespoon butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1 tablespoon reserved orange juice concentrate
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, cream sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs. Beat until well blended. Reserve 1 tablespoon orange juice concentrate for frosting. Add the remaining concentrate with combined dry ingredients to the creamed mixture; mix well. Stir in orange peel.
  2. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. In a small mixing bowl, combine all ingredients until smooth. Spread a small amount over each cookie.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 8, 2006 by sister5design   view full review
I made this recipe for a cookie exchange. I had several people tell me that it was one of...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 8, 2008 by whimsicook   view full review
This recipe is wonderful! Many orange drop cookies turn our flat, but not these. Regretfully,...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 25, 2007 by PJCFolbrecht   view full review
DH & I love these! They *are* tasty with or without the frosting. I wonder if these would be...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2008 by UM2002GIRL   view full review
Wow, these were so tasty and a hit at a cookie exchange I took them to. They stay so soft and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 28, 2010 by KTOP   view full review
My boyfriend loved these and so did I for that matter! I added a little extra orange zest to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 30, 2006 by RNKPFANNY   view full review
I also found these to be very moist and tasty. They have a natural orange flavor, not an...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 27, 2010 by RobynneKalle   view full review
Very good cookies! But i would say they are more like mini cakes shaped like cookies. I didn't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2010 by diane civ   view full review
Didn't care for these. Thought they tasted too cake like.
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 8, 2009 by jenny   view full review
They were ok. Using orange juice concentrate is a good idea. It's just tasted like they were...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.8 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 29, 2007 by Martha   view full review
AWESOME COOKIES! Even before you put the frosting on, the plain cookies are tasty. But, with...

 

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