Ingredients
The following ingredients have 27 Servings
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 1/2 cups butter flavored shortening (or regular shortening or butter but they are more dry with butter)
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 4 cups flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- zest of 1 lemon
- 3/4 Cup Brach's Lemon Drops - 9oz
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- juice of two lemons
Instruction
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In mixing bowl, cream sugar, shortening for 1-2 minutes and then add eggs; add flavorings.
- Stir in dry ingredients, lemon zest, and crushed lemon drops powder (I crush them in my blender).
- Roll into balls, flatten slightly, and bake on parchment lined (if you don't use parchment, cookies will stick to pan) baking sheet for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Let cool slightly on pan for a couple of minutes.
- Make a glaze by mixing powdered sugar with lemon juice.
- Brush glaze over cookie tops.
- Let cookies cool completely.
