Basil Orange Cookies Recipes

ORANGE DROP COOKIES II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir 1/2 cup orange juice and 1 teaspoon rind into the flour mixture.
• Cream shortening and white sugar together. Mix egg into the sugar mixture thoroughly. Slowly blend flour mixture into the egg and sugar mixture. Drop by teaspoonful onto greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
• Make the icing: Mix confectioner's sugar and 2 tablespoons butter together until smooth. Pour 2 tablespoons orange juice and 1 teaspoon orange rind into the sugar and butter mixture, mix well. When the cookies have cooled spread the icing generously over the tops of the cookies.

BASIL ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350*.
• in a large mixing bowl, cream the granulated sugar and the shortening for 3 minutes.
• add the eggs and continue beting until blended.
• add the milk, mixing thoroughly.
• sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.
• add to the mixture.
• add the juice, rind and vanilla.
• then stir in the basil by hand.
• drop by heaping tspfuls onto greased cookie sheet, approximately 2" apart.
• bake for 10-12 minutes or until the top springs back when touched with your finger.
• remove to wire rack to cool.
• to make the frosting, combine all the ingredients except the pistachio nuts in a mixing bowl.and beat until smooth --
• the frosting should be rather thick, add more sugar as needed.
• spread a generous smear of frosting on each cookie and sprinkle on some pistachio nuts.
• pack the cookies in tins or plastic containers, using wax paper to serperate layers -- .