1 1/2 cups brown sugar
1 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 cup sour milk (or buttermilk)
1 tsp. baking soda
grated rind of 1 orange
1 tsp. vanilla
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking powder

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Cream sugar and shortening. Add eggs and mix well. Dissolve baking soda in sour milk or buttermilk and add. Mix in grated orange rind and vanilla. Sift together flour and baking powder and add to creamed mixture.

Drop by teaspoon onto cookie sheet. Bake at 375°F for 10 to 12 minutes.

ORANGE FROSTING:

1 1/2 tbsp. orange juice
grated rind of 1 orange
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
confectioners' sugar

Mix together using enough confectioners' sugar to obtain right consistency for spreading. Frost cookies while still warm.

Submitted by: Georgia