Sour Cream Orange Cookies

Happy New Year!

   I am back and once again without a picture
of my cookbook. I wish I had a scanner! Darn!
I will work on getting a picture. 


   Last night I made cookies. My mom used to
make some tasty orange cookies. I haven't had
them in a long time. Last night I made some 
orange cookies. Yum!
   My vintage cookbook is The Occident/King Midas
Collector's Bake Book. I could not find a date
but I would guess it's from the late 60s or early
70s. I am not familiar with these brands. Do they
still exist? I don't know. Occident flour is pre-
sifted, according to the cookbook. King Midas,
perhaps not. This cookbook contains recipes for
cakes, cookies, pies, desserts, and quick breads.
All good things. My chosen recipe was:

     Sour Cream Orange Cookies

1/2 cup butter                          1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/2 cups firmly-packed   1/2 tsp. salt
   brown sugar                      2 1/4 cups Occident or
2 eggs                                       King Midas Flour
1 tsp. soda                            1 cup dairy sour cream
                                               3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Cream butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Add eggs,
soda, vanilla, and salt; beat well. Mix in about half the
flour, then the sour cream; blend well. Stir in remaining
flour and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto
greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to
12 minutes or until light golden brown. Frost warm.

     Orange Frosting

2 cups confectioners' sugar     3 Tbsp orange juice
1 1/2 tsp grated orange           2 Tbsp soft butter
   peel

Combine all ingredients in small mixing bowl; beat until
smooth and creamy.

Quantity: about 6 dozen

   These cookies were very easy and very delicious. 
The sour cream makes them very soft and moist. The
orange glaze (it is really more of a glaze than a 
frosting) gives it a great orange flavor which is not
overwhelming because there is no orange flavoring
in the cookie itself.
   I made 5 dozen. I never seem to be able to make
as many as these vintage recipes state. People must
have eaten very small cookies in the past. 
   An interesting observation I made is that my oblong
cookie sheet makes a much nicer cookie than my
round pizza pans that I used as well. For some reason
the rectangular pan turned out a nicely raised puffy
cookie, while the round pans turned out flatter and
less shapely cookies. I won't be using those again!
   Give these cookies a try. I think you will be pleased
with the results!