3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon orange juice

2 cups flour

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted

2 egg whites

 

Heat oven to 400 deg.  Cream together butter and sugar in an electric mixer bowl.  Add egg and beat until combined.  Stir in 1/2 cup orange juice.  Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; add to egg mixture and mix until just combined. 

 

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough about 2 inches apart on two parchment-lined baking sheets.  Bake about 8 to 10 minutes, or until browned on edges.  Remove from oven.

 

Meanwhile, combine comfectioners' sugar, egg whites and 1 tablespoon orange juice in a bowl and beat until fluffy and shiny.  Spread iciing over cookies.  Let stand until dry (about 4 hours).

 

Makes about 28 cookies.

 

*Note:  You can make lemon flavored snowballs by substituting 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon lemonade.