Carrot Cookies With Orange Frosting

we really love these...I usually make the dough and chill overnight..

• Ready In: 24 hrs 8 mins
• Yields: 3 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 1  cup  Crisco
• 1  cup sugar
• 1  large egg, lightly beaten
• 2 1⁄2 cups flour
• 1  cup carrot, cooked, mashed
• 2 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• ORANGE FROSTING

• 16  ounces powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1  large orange, juice and zest of, grated

Directions

1. beat crisco, sugar and egg together.add carrots.mix well.
2. add remaining ingredients and mix well.
3. cover and chill overnight.
4. drop by tblsful on ungreased cookie sheet.
5. bake at 350* for 8-10 minutes --
6. cookies will be soft to the touch.and lightly browned.
7. ORANGE FROSTING:
8. combine powdered sugar, 1/4 cup softened butter, vanilla with juice from one large orange.along with zest from same orange.I usually roll orange around on counter to help juices release and zest before I juice the orange.if frosting seems too stiff.you may have to add a little milk till of spreading consistency -- frost cookies when removed from oven -- while they are still warm -- .