Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Add shortening, eggs, and sugar to a large bowl and mix for 2 minutes.
3. Add flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, milk and vanilla and mix until dough forms.
4. Add in orange food coloring until you get your desired color.
5. Drop by spoonful onto an non-greased baking pan. Bake for 12 minutes.
6. Remove from baking pan and cool on a wire rack.
7. When cookies are completely cool, add frosting to 12 cookies and top with the second half of cookies.
8. Make the basketball lines using the black icing writer.