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Lemon Cookies

Lemon Cookies

Lemon Cookies

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 beaten egg
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. lemon peel
  • 2 cups sifted flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • dash of salt
  • 1 cup chopped (fine) pecans


Directions

Cream shortening and sugar.  Add egg and other ingredients. Divide into four portions. Make long rolls and wrap in waxed paper. Chill. Cut very thin and bake about 12-15 minutes in 350 degree oven.

Recipe courtesy: Mrs. Louise Larcade, Rayne, Louisiana

As Printed in What’s Really Cooking in Crowley, 1987

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