COOKIES
1/2 c Shortening
1 c Sugar
1 Egg
3 c Flour
1/4 ts Salt
3 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Milk
1/2 ts Vanilla extract
—Orange Frosting—
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Water
2 Stiff-beaten egg whites
1/2 tb Orange juice
Thoroughly cream shortening and sugar; add egg and beat well. Add sifted
dry ingredients alternately with milk and vanilla; mix thoroughly. Roll 1/2
inch thich on lightly floured surface. Cut with floured halloween cookie
cutters. Bake on greased cookie sheet in moderate oven (375) about 15
minutes. Makes 3 dozen.
Frosting: Cook sugar and water to thread-stage (232 degrees). Pour over egg
whites; beat constantly until mixture forms beaks. Add orange juice. Beat
until thick.
Yields
1 Servings