Frosty Orange Cookies
Ingredients List
- 1/2 cup - butter or margarine, softened
- 1/2 cup - Domino® Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup - firmly packed Domino® Light Brown Sugar
- 1 - egg
- 1 - (11 oz) can mandarin oranges
- 2 1/2 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon - baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon - salt
- 1 cup - raisins
- 1 cup - walnuts, chopped
- Orange Frosting (recipe below)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease cookie sheets.
Beat butter and sugars in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg; beat until creamy.
Drain mandarin oranges, reserving liquid for Orange Frosting. Stir oranges into sugar mixture. Stir together flour, soda, and salt in small bowl; gradually add to sugar mixture until blended. Stir in raisins and walnuts.
Drop by teaspoons onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes; cool. Frost with Orange Frosting.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies.
Orange Frosting: In a small bowl, combine 2 cups Domino® Confectioners Sugar, 2 tablespoons grated orange rind and 1 tablespoon reserved mandarin orange liquid. If desired, add more liquid until frosting is spreading consistency.
Quick Tip
Let cookie sheets cool between batches so that dough doesn't spread too much.