Orange Drop Cookies

Ingredients

• 34 c shortening
• 14 c butter
• 1 12 c brown sugar
• 2 well beaten eggs
• 14 c orange juice
• 1 Tbsp grated orange peel
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 c sour milk or buttermilk
• 3 12 c sifted flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp soda
• 14 tsp salt
• 1 c chopped dates or nuts

Directions

1. Set oven at 350
2. Cream shortening butter and sugar
3. Beat in eggs orange juice peel vanilla and sour milk
4. Sift dry ingredients add to creamed mixture
5. Add dates or nuts
6. Drop from teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet
7. Bake for 15 minutes Makes 5 dozen