1 cup crisco shortening
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/3 cup orange juice
2 Tablespoons grated rind of the orange peel
4 cups flour(shifted 3 times)
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
Cream shortening and sugar well. Add eggs and mix into shortening and sugar.
Add orange juice, grated orange peel, flour, salt, soda, baking powder and buttermilk and mix into batter.
Bake 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
Icing: add orange juice to 1 package powered sugar(4 cups), and 1 grated orange rind for spreading consistency.
Spread on cookies while warm.
