Christmas Cookies!

We try to take our neighbors cookies @ Christmas every year. Some years are better than others, but we are done for this year. It feels very good to do something for others. I enjoy it and I think it's a great thing for the kids to do too. I also enjoy the surprised looks. I hope we can be a good witness to our neighbors as well as trying to get to know them better.

Here is the finished product! We put chocolate chip, orange cookies, molasses, soft sugar cookies, and cut out cookies in the bags. I hope they enjoy!

Orange Cookies!

I just tried this recipe, and I love it!

1 cup butter

1tsp. baking soda

2 cups sugar

pinch of salt

2 large eggs

1 tsp. (heaping) baking powder

1 cup sour milk

4 cups flour

1 medium orange, juice and rind

Frosting

2 Tbls melted butter

1 Tbl orange rind

4 cups powdered sugar

juice of an orange

Cream together the butter and sugar till fluffy. Then add eggs beat well. Add sour milk and orange juice, and rind. Seperatly mix soda, powder, flour,salt, add to the above mixture beating well. Drop by heaping tablespoon on to greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 350 for 12 minutes. Cool on a wire rack. Yield-3 dozen

Once cool frost and enjoy! If frosting is to thick(mine was) add milk