Carrot Cookies

1 cup cooked carrots
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup shortening
1 egg
2 cups flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup nuts or coconut

Mix together mashed hot carrots with shortening and sugar. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Form into 2 inch balls and bake @ 375 for 10-12 minutes. While cookies are still warm frost with icing made from rind and juice from one orange and powdered sugar. Just make it really thin to pour over cookies.
These really are so very delicious!