Orange Cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cloves, ground
1/3 cup Buttermilk, lightly whipped
1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
1/3 cup unsalted Butter, room temperature
1/2 cup Sugar
1 large Egg, beaten
3 Tbsp Orange Juice
1 Tbsp Orange Zest, grated

Orange Icing

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift Cloves, Flour, Baking Powder, and Salt into a large bowl.
• In a second bowl, combine Buttermilk, Egg, and Vanilla Extract.
• In a third mixing bowl, cream the Butter and Sugar.
• Using a blender, incorporate the Flour and Buttermilk mixtures. Pour a little of the Flour mixture and mix, then a little of the Buttermilk and mix.
• When all is incorporated, slowly add the Orange Juice and Orange Zest
• On a greased baking sheet, spoon batter (2 Tbsp each). Try to make them round, and leave 1 inch room between drops.
• Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until cookie puffs and begins to lightly brown.
• Remove and let rest on wire rack.
• Frost the underside of the cookies and flip so that the frosted side is the new top.