SeasonSort Week of Sep 4 · updated Fri

Orange Cookies

Name: Orange Cookies
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 48 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup mashed cooked carrots; 1 cup vegetable shortening; ¾ cup granulated sugar; 2 large eggs; Zest of 2 large oranges; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 2 cups all purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking soda; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice; 1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Recipe by Well Plated · ★ 4.67 (6) · indexed by SeasonSort

45 min

Total time

Servings

~$0.09

Per serving · Midwest

In-season items

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Ingredients

Cooking for

Adults 48

Kids 0

1 cup mashed cooked carrots in season · cheap now
1 cup vegetable shortening
¾ cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
Zest of 2 large oranges in season · cheap now
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice in season · cheap now
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
½ teaspoon kosher salt
2 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice in season · cheap now
1 ½ teaspoons pure vanilla extract

Nutrition · per serving

Calories

1 g

Protein

13 g

Carbs

5 g

Fat

Nutrition as published by Well Plated. Cost is an estimate from this week’s regional produce & meat prices plus typical pantry costs. Indexed as factual data — the full method and photos live on Well Plated.

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✓ Protein✓ Veggie✓ Carb

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