Lemon Drop Candy Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

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

Recipe

• 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.