Orange Slice Cookies

Name: Orange Slice Cookies
Total time: 45
Yield: 72
Ingredients: 1 cup white sugar; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 cup shortening; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 2 cups quick cooking oats; 2 cups orange-flavored fruit slice jelly candies

Recipe by Janine from allrecipes.com

Dessert 45 Mins.

Ingredients

72 servings

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1 cup white sugar
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 cup shortening
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2 eggs
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour

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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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0.5 teaspoon salt
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2 cups quick cooking oats
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2 cups orange-flavored fruit slice jelly candies

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together both sugars and shortening until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in another bowl; stir into the creamed mixture.
Stir in oats and orange candy. Using about 1 tablespoon for each cookie, roll into 1-inch balls. Place onto the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake in batches in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and cool on a wire rack.