Fresh Orange Cookies

I came upon this yummy recipe a loonngg time ago through Danny's mom, Vicki. She made these cookies before we were even married and I thought that they were so good. I have made them a couple of times since and decided to make them again a couple of weeks ago. They were as good as I had remembered them! Light and airy.. different.. and a fun summer time treat. My handy helper, Whitney, is ALWAYS by my side and is becoming quite the little cook. She is a pro at cracking eggs and can do it all by herself! She gets out all the ingredients and knows what is what. She "cracks" me up... no pun intended. ;)

Enjoy:

Fresh Orange Cookies:

1 1/2 C sugar

1 C butter, softened

1 C sour cream

2 eggs

4 C flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

2/3 C fresh orange juice

3 tbs grated orange peel (about 3 oranges)

Frosting:

1 cube butter, melted

4 C powdered sugar

2 tbs orange zest

4-5 tbs fresh orange juice

*Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine sugar and 1 c butter; beat until light and fluffy. Add sour cream and eggs, blend well. Mix in orange juice and orange peel. Add all remaining cookie ingredients. {The dough will be sticky. Use an ice cream scoop to put onto cookie sheet.}

*Bake for 11 to 13 minutes. {I baked mine for 10 and they turned out perfect.}

*Make the frosting and frost when the cookies have been cooled.

My taste tester, Hank. He loved them!