Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe

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I have had this recipe for about 40 years, and in that time I've made a few changes. These cookies are my husband's favorite, so I bake them for him almost every week. One of my daughter's friends still remembers having these special treats when she stopped in on her way home from school. -Dollie Ainley, Doniphan, Missouri

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Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch
  • Yield: 39 Servings
15 10 25

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 2 teaspoons lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • Additional sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, milk and extracts. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture.
  • Shape into 1-in. balls or drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar.
  • Bake at 400° for 9-11 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Immediately remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: about 6-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 96 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 12 mg cholesterol, 87 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies in Reminisce May/June 2001, p49

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Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2011 by wombatt

RE-READ WHAT SHE WROTE, SHE SAID SHE HAS MADE A FEW CHANGES OVER THE YEARS.


Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2011 by mybugisgreen

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Reviewed on Feb. 08, 2011 by shirley Borgerding

Have we had butter flavored shortening 40 years--or is this a new update from the original?


Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2007 by jjulia

 
 
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