Holiday Baking

Yesterday I spent about 7 hours in my little kitchen.
I made 2 pumpkin rolls which are in the freezer.
I also made about 12 dozen of my grandmother's Orange Cookies.  I didn't really count them all but each batch makes about 5-6 dozen and I made 2 batches.
Most of the cookies are in the freezer with the pumpkin rolls but I had to leave some out on the counter for us to eat right now (no - I mean there was no more room in the freezer so I had to leave some out - yes, that's right).

Here's the recipe if anyone wants to make some:
 

Grandma’s Orange Cookies

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk (I substitute 1 T lemon juice mixed into 1 cup whole milk)
3 3/4 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 large navel orange - see note

Mix sugar and shortening until well blended then mix in eggs one at a time.

Mix dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
Add buttermilk and dry ingredients alternately to the sugar and egg mixture and mix by hand.

Note:
Zest the orange and then juice it.
Reserve 3 T of zest and 3 T juice for the frosting.
Add any leftover grated orange rind and orange juice to the buttermilk (if there is more than 3 T of either from one orange).

Edit:  drop by spoonfuls onto parchment lined cookie sheet

Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes.

FROSTING: Mix all together
1/2 cup soft butter
2 tsp vanilla
3 T orange juice
3 T chopped orange rind
3 cups powdered sugar

These freeze very well.  I usually freeze them on a cookie sheet after they are frosted.  Then I stack them in large containers with wax paper between the frozen layers.

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