Orange Cream Chocolate Chip Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups sifted flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup sugar
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 eggs
2 teaspoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon orange rind, grated
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
ORANGE ICING
2 cups icing sugar, sifted
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 teaspoon orange rind, grated

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350*. Combine flour and salt. Beat shortening, sugar and cream cheese until well-mixed. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Add the orange juice concentrate and the rind. Blend in the flour and salt. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2\" apart on lightly greased cookie sheets.
Bake @ 350* for 10-12 minutes, until light brown around the edges. Cool.
ICING:.
Slowly beat icing sugar into the cream cheese until well blended. Stir in the orange juice and orange rind. Ice the cookies.