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Carrot Cookies with Icing

Yields:4 dozen
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Recipe Cooking TimePreparation10 minutes
Cooking20 minutes
Ready In30 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
3/4 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup carrots mashed, cooked
2 cups flour, all-purpose
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup coconut shredded
--- Orange Butter Icing
3 tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest grated
1 tablespoon orange juice

Directions

Heat oven to 400.

Mix shortening, sugar, eggs and carrots.

Blend in flour, baking powder andamp; salt.

Stir in coconut.

Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until no imprint remains when touched lightly.

Immediately remove from baking sheet.

Cool.

Frost with orange butter icing.

Orange Butter Icing: Blend butter and sugar.

Stir in orange peel and juice.

Beat until frosting is smooth and of spreading consistency.

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