blueberry drop cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 egg
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 cup fresh blueberries

Recipe

• in a large mixing bowl, cream the shortening, sugar, egg, milk, almond extract and lemon zest. mix well after the addition of each ingredient. combine the flour, baking powder and salt; blend into the sugar mixture. fold in the blueberries. cover and chill for 4 hours.
• preheat oven to 375 degrees f. drop dough by teaspoonfuls ungreased cookie sheets, about 1 1/2 inches apart.
• bake 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven. let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for a few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.