Orange Drop Cookies IV

Name: Orange Drop Cookies IV
Total time: 60
Yield: 72
Ingredients: 1 cup margarine; 1.5 cups white sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 2 eggs; 3 tablespoons grated orange zest; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 0.5 teaspoon salt; 0.66666668653488 cup orange juice; 0.25 cup margarine, melted; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 1 tablespoon grated orange zest; 3 tablespoons orange juice

Recipe by Cathy from allrecipes.com

Dessert 60 Mins.

Ingredients

72 servings

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1 cup margarine
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1.5 cups white sugar
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1 cup sour cream
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2 eggs
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3 tablespoons grated orange zest
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4 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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0.66666668653488 cup orange juice
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0.25 cup margarine, melted
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2 cups confectioners' sugar
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1 tablespoon grated orange zest
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3 tablespoons orange juice

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine, sugar and sour cream until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in 3 tablespoons orange zest. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into the sugar mixture alternately with 2/3 cup orange juice. Drop by teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. In a small bowl, stir together the melted margarine, confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon orange zest. Mix remaining orange juice in 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached. Spread over cooled cookies.