Orange Harvest Cookies

October 28, 2014

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These are originally called Carrot-Orange Cookies. Don't let the carrot in them frighten you; these are always a hit- trust me! For some reason, the combination of carrots (which mainly just add texture) and orange is a perfectly sweet and harvesty pair.

COOKIE
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed, cooked carrots
1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt

FROSTING
Juice concentrate (1/4-1/2 cup)
1 Tbsp butter
1 cup powdered sugar

1) Cream shortening and butter until fluffy. Beat in sugar. Add egg, carrots, and vanilla. Beat well after each ingredient is added. 2) Add dry ingredients to carrot mixture. Mix well and chill in the...
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Nutritions

Calories
179

Sodium
61mg
2% DV

Fat
8g
13% DV

Protein
1g
3% DV

Carbs
21g
7% DV

Fiber
0.5g
2% DV

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