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Directions:

Ingredients
		---cookies---
1	cup	crisco shortening, solid, not liquid
1	teaspoon	baking soda
2	cups	sugar
1	pinch	salt
2	large	eggs
1	teaspoons	baking powder, heaping
1	cup	sour milk
4	cups	flour
1	medium	orange, juice and grated rind
		---icing---
1	tablespoon	butter, melted
1	medium	orange, juiced and grated rind
3	cups	powdered sugar

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, cream the crisco® and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs slowly until blended well. Add sour milk and orange juice. (If sour milk is not available, mix 1 t vinegar with 1 c milk.) Separately, mix baking soda, salt, baking powder and flour. Add mixture slowly to batter, mixing well. Drop a heaping tablespoon for each cookie, onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 min. Cool on a wire rack. Should make about 3 dozen cookies. For icing, put melted butter in bowl and add powdered sugar. Mix together. Add grated rind. Slowly add orange juice until a very thick consistency is reached. NOTE: for icing try 2 tablespoons softened butter 1 tablespoon grated orange peel 4 cups sifted confectioner's sugar 2 tablesppons orange juice. In small bowl of electric mixer, combine all ingredients. Beat at medium speed until smooth and easy to spread. If too thick, add a little more orange juice.