Orange Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies

Yield: 3 dozen

Ingredients

Cookies

• 1 cup Crisco
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Frosting

• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons orange juice

Instructions

Cookies

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Cream Crisco, sugar and cream cheese.
3. Add eggs, one at a time; orange juice; and orange rind.
4. Add the flour and salt.
5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
6. Drop by the tablespoon onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
7. Bake for 12 minutes.
8. Cool on a rack before frosting.

Frosting

1. Combine the powdered sugar, cream cheese, orange rind and juice until it is of spreading consistency.

Notes

Try drizzling melted chocolate over the cookies.

Attribution

Posted by Marla at Recipe Goldmine 12/14/2001 10:52 am