Grandma’s Famous Orange Drop Cookies

I figured it was about time that I brought back my all time favorite desert to share with you all. If you know me personally you won’t be surprised to know that even though theses are my favorite cookies in the world – this is only my second time making them over the past 3 years.

You see, these cookies stole the spotlight at my senior art exhibit in college. Over the course of around 5 months, I baked, stylized and wrote a simple dessert guide full of my grandmother’s favorite recipes.

To accompany my desert guide I had printed out 3×5′ ft photographs of some of these deserts – one of which was the orange drop cookies. AND I also happened to bake, with the help of my amazing roommates and friends, 900 of my favorite cookies for people to sample. Even through I was exhausted from all the running around, I loved seeing the conversation that broke out around my table of cookies. Food brings us together is such a unique way and I will always remember that moment! I’m finally back from my hiatus of baking these highly addictive, wonderful cookies from heaven and here is how you can make them yourself!! I promise they will be the talk of the town at your next gathering!!

Ingredients:

 

• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup of Crisco
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 1/2 tbs baking powder
• 1/2 tbs salt
• 1/2 tbs baking soda
• 1/2 cup of buttermilk
• 1/4 cup of orange juice
• 1/2 cup of orange concentrate
• 1 tbs orange peel

 

 

Instructions:

Cream together Crisco, sugar, and egg.

Sift together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, buttermilk (can substitute sour milk), and orange concentrate (add alternately with buttermilk).

Add orange juice and mix well.

Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 375 for approx. 10 minutes. Then remove and set on another tray to cool.

Makes about 40 cookies.

For glaze – add a chunk of soft butter to 2 cups of powered sugar. Then add orange juice until glaze is of spreading consistency.

Top with orange peel and serve.