Carrot Cream Cheese Cookies

Ingredients

• 34 cup shortening
• 34 cup white sugar
• 1 egg
• large
• 1 cup carrot
• shredded
• steamed and cooled
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts
• chopped
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• softened
• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine
• 2 12 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 12 orange
• juice of
• orange zest
• from 1/2 an orange
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 16 ounces powdered sugar
• small box

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream together shortening and sugar, add egg blend well.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
4. Stir in carrots and nuts.
5. Drop by the spoonful (about 1 tablespoon) on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 10-12 min or until set.
6. Set aside to cool (If you are using glaze you will want to frost while cookies are still warm).
7. Cream Cheese Frosting: Mix softened cream cheese (important or it will be lumpy) by itself for about 1 minute, add butter and mix well.
8. Slowly add powdered sugar then vanilla and lemon juice, mix well.
9. Frost cooled cookies.
10. Orange Glaze: Combine orange juice, grind, and lemon juice.
11. Slowly stir in powdered sugar and mix.