Soft Carrot Cookies with Orange Zest Glaze

Ingredients

For cookies

 * 1/4 cup unsalted butter

 * 1/2 cup shortening

 * 1 cup white sugar

 * 1 egg

 * 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

 * 1 cup mashed cooked carrots

 * 2 cups all-purpose flour

 * 1 teaspoon baking powder

 * 1 teaspoon fine sea salt

 For Glaze

 * 1 cup confectioners sugar

 * Zest from 2 oranges (don’t skimp on the zest!)

 * 1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed orange juice. (“fresh squeezed” is important. You CAN taste the difference)

 * 5 packets True Lemon (this is an important ingredient!)

Directions

 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line cookie sheet with baking parchment.

 2. In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.

 3. Beat in the egg, then stir in the vanilla and carrots.

 3. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture.

 4. Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet.

 5. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly golden. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

 6. To make the glaze, put 1 cup of the confectioners’ sugar and 5 packets True Lemon into a medium bowl.

 7. Zest two oranges into the bowl with the sugar.

 8. Add orange juice. Mix until smooth.

 9. Spread onto the cooled cookies. Store in an airtight container.

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