Lemon Cookies Iii

Total Time: 40 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 1/2 cup shortening


• 3 large eggs


• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 1/2 cup milk


• 1 teaspoon lemon extract


• 3 cups all-purpose flour


• 1 tablespoon baking powder


• 1 pinch salt


• 2 cups confectioners' sugar


• 3 tablespoons water


• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.


• 2 blend the sugar and shortening until light.


• 3 beat in the eggs, milk, vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon extract.


• 4 mix until well blended.


• 5 combine the flour, baking powder and salt.


• 6 add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture.


• 7 mix until combined (the dough will be sticky).


• 8 drop spoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.


• 9 bake for 8-10 minutes.


• 10 let cookies cool on cooling rack.


• 11 to make icing: combine the confectioner's sugar, water and lemon extract to taste.


• 12 beat until smooth and make icing thick enough to spread on cooled cookies (add more sugar if needed).