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Lemon Drop Candy Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 25 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 35 Minutes
Servings: 60
These cookies are Fantastic! Crushed lemon drop candies just make these cookies burst with flavor. This recipe makes quite a bit of cookies and half were inhaled by my family by the end of the day. The recipe orginated by a lady named Ann Orton who was trying to duplicate a recipe that she had had at a restaurant in Salt Lake City. I have no idea what the originals tasted like, but these cookies would be hard to beat.
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups butter flavor crisco
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon lemon extract
4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 finely chopped lemon, zest of
1 (6 ounce) package lemon drop candies, crushed
1 cup powdered sugar
1 lemon, juice of
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In mixing bowl cream sugar, shortening and eggs; add extracts.
3. Stir in dry ingredients, lemon zest and crushed lemon drops.
4. Roll into 1-inch balls, flatten slightly and bake on parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes.
5. Note: Cooking spray works well too.
6. Let cool slightly on pan 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Make a glaze by mixing powdered sugar with lemon juice; then brush lightly over cookie tops. Let cookies cool completely.
By RecipeOfHealth.com