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Orange Sour Cream Cookies

Delicious, melt in your mouth cookies
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Servings: 3 Dozen
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cup br. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/4 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
Ingredients for Creamy Orange Frosting:
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tbsp butter, softened
  • 1 tsp grated orange zest
  • 1-3 tbsp orange juice (adjust for desired consistency

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Cream butter & sugar; add eggs & vanilla.
  3. Alternate, sifted dry ingredients with sour cream, beginning & ending with dry ingredients
  4. Blend well
  5. Stir in nuts.
  6. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.
To Make the Creamy Orange Frosting:
  1. In a medium bowl, combine powdered sugar, vanilla extract, butter, and grated orange zest.
  2. Gradually blend in orange juice until the frosting reaches a smooth, spreadable consistency
  3. Spread the frosting generously over the cooled cookies

Notes

These cookies are perfect--soft, moist, and bursting with a sweet citrus flavor that will brighten any day of the year. Easy to make and absolutely delicious, they're sure to become a family favorite.