Carrot Cookies Iii

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1 cup mashed cooked carrots, cooled
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• cream together the sugar, shortening and the egg.
• add cooked cooled mashed carrots, flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla. mix well.
• drop on greased cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.
• to make frosting: combine orange juice with the grated rind of one orange. add enough confectioners' sugar to thicken. put on cookies while hot.