Dreamsicle Cookies with Glaze    From The Cookie Party Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to Hosting a Cookie Exchange St. Martin's Press/Macmillan by Robin Olson (www.cookie-exchange.com) This cookie came in third in Cookie-Exchange.com’s 1st Original Recipe Contest. It also won “Best Cookie” and “Best Overall” at our county fair as well as in a local newspaper contest, and is always a hit at my annual cookie exchange. Enjoy! Submitted by Kristy Dean of Kentucky.

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Dough
¾ cup shortening
1½ cups firmly packed light brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup buttermilk
½ teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons powdered orange drink mix, such as Tang
3 cups all-purpose flour
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup white chocolate chips

Glaze
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 tablespoon powdered orange drink mix, such as Tang
1 cup confectioners’ sugar

Milk Preheat the oven to 375°F/190°C. Lightly grease the baking sheets.

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and the sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Dissolve the baking soda in the buttermilk.

Add the buttermilk mixture, salt, Tang, flour, and baking powder to the shortening mixture and mix well. Stir in the white chocolate chips. Drop the dough, by teaspoonfuls, onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes.

Meanwhile, make the glaze. Combine the butter, Tang, confectioners’ sugar, and enough milk to reach a thick, yet still pourable, consistency. Beat until smooth.

Frost cookies while still hot with the Tang glaze.   Makes 4 dozen cookies