Carrot Drop Cookies

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup carrot, cooked and mashed
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• rind of one orange
• juice of one orange

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening and sugar until fluffly.
• 2 add egg, vanilla and lemon extracts and combine.
• 3 add carrots and mix.
• 4 combine flour, baking powder and salt. mix into carrot mixture.
• 5 drop by spoonfuls on baking sheet. flatten.
• 6 bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.
• 7 frosting:.
• 8 combine powdered sugar, butter and orange rind.
• 9 add orange juice til spreading consistency. spread on cooled but still warm cookies.