Orange Honey Drop Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA'S WAR TIME ORANGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F or 180 C.
• Mix together the butter and honey.
• Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt, then add to the honey mixture and fold in beaten egg, grated orange rind and orange juice.
• Place in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Drop the batter in teaspoonfuls and bake for about 8 - 10 minutes.
• When done, leave in baking tray for 5 minutes then place on a cooling rack until cool. Enjoy with a nice cold glass of milk or a cup of coffee!

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.

GREAT GRANDMA'S HONEY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening, sugar, and eggs.
• Add honey and extract, mix well.
• Add baking soda and one third of the flour.
• Mix well then add another third of flour and mix well.
• Add last third of flour and mix well.
• Add the nuts and mix.
• Grease cookie sheet and bake for 8-10 minutes in a preheated 350 degree oven.
• Cool slightly before removing cookies from cookie sheet. ENJOY!

ORANGE-HONEY DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Prepare baking sheets by coating with non-stick spray.
• Beat together sugar, butter and orange rind with a mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add honey, orange extract, egg and beat until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, stirring well with a whisk.
• Add flour mixture to the sugar mixture alternately with the yogurt, beginning and ending with the flour mixture.
• Drop by level tablespoons (or medium cookie scoop) onto the prepared baking sheets.
• Bake at 350F for 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Put on a wire rack but don't let cool completely before icing.
• For icing - combine powdered sugar and juice in a small bowl, stir with a whisk. Brush icing evenly over warm cookies. Sprinkle with bits of the grated orange rind. Cool completely on wire racks before storing.

HONEY DROPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease baking sheets.
• In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually blend in the egg yolk, orange zest, and honey. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and mace; stir into the creamed mixture.
• Drop cookie dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheet. Flatten cookies with a fork dipped in flour. Brush lightly with egg white. Bake for 10 to 14 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool on wire racks after removing from oven.

ORANGE DROP COOKIES I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease cookie sheets.
• In a medium size mixing bowl, mix together 3 teaspoons baking powder and 3 1/4 cups flour.
• Beat together brown sugar and shortening then add eggs, orange rind and vanilla. Mix in flour mixture, alternating the flour mixture and sour milk until all is blended. Drop dough by teaspoonful onto cookie sheets.
• Bake 12-15 minutes. Let cool and frost cookies.
• To Make Frosting: Mix together powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon butter and enough orange juice mixed in to make it able to spread over cooled cookies.