Carrot Orange Cookies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 cup mashed cooked carrot
• 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 1: cream butter until light and fluffy. beat in sugar. add egg, carrots, vanilla and grated orange peel. beat well after each addition.
• 2 2: sift together dry ingredients and add. mix well.
• 3 3: drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. cool on a wire rack.
• 4 4: make orange frosting with 1 t. softened butter, 1°c powdered sugar, 2 t. grated orange peel, and 2 t. orange juice. frost cookies when cool.