Chocolate-Orange Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
1 cup shortening (part butter or margarine)
1 (4-ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups unsifted all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon grated orange rind
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup (6-ounce package) semisweet chocolate chips
1 recipe Orange Icing
Directions
Cream shortening and cheese together.
Add sugar, then eggs, beating until light and fluffy.
Stir in flour, orange rind, vanilla and salt, mixing well.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoon-fuls about 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350°F. about 15 minutes.
Cookies should be only very lightly browned.
While warm, frost with icing.
Makes 5â€â€6 dozen.
Add sugar, then eggs, beating until light and fluffy.
Stir in flour, orange rind, vanilla and salt, mixing well.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoon-fuls about 1 inch apart on lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350°F. about 15 minutes.
Cookies should be only very lightly browned.
While warm, frost with icing.
Makes 5â€â€6 dozen.