Lemon Drop Cookies (from Tasty Kitchen)

Ingredients

• 2 cups White Sugar
• 1-½ cup Butter Flavored Crisco
• 3 whole Eggs
• 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
• 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
• 4 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1-½ teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1-½ teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 1 whole Lemon Zested
• One bag "Lemon Drops" Candy Crushed (not Lemon Heads Candy)
  
• 1 cup Powdered Sugar
• 1 whole Lemon, Juiced

Preparation Instructions

Preheat oven to 350.

Cream sugar, shortening, and eggs.

Add extracts.

Stir in dry ingredients, lemon zest, and crushed candy.

Roll dough into balls, flatten slightly and bake on baking sheet for 10-12 min.

Let cool slightly on pan before removing.

Make a glaze of powered sugar and lemon juice to lightly brush the tops of the cookies with.

Almond Shortbread Cookies

1 lb. butter
1 c. sugar
1 lb. almonds - chopped fine
4 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt

Cream butter & sugar, mix in other ingredients. Bake at 350 for 12-14 min. Cool for one minute, then roll each cookie in powdered sugar.

(Thanks to: Staci James)

Paradise Bakery sugar cookie

I found this recipe on someone's blog, and thought they sounded SO good. If anyone gets around to making them before me, please add your comments!

1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups shortening
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 large egg, beaten
4 1/3 cups cake flour (*important*)
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
Plain or colored sugar, for decorating

Heat oven to 375 degrees.
In a medium bowl, cream together sugars and shortening using an electric mixer. Mix on slow speed 30 seconds, then scrape down the bowl with a spatula. Increase speed to medium and mix for 3 minutes.
Slowly add vanilla and beaten egg while mixing.
In a separate bowl, combine cake flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, mixing on slow speed until just blended. Do not overmix.
Scoop with an ice cream scoop and roll in sugar. Place on baking sheet. Flatten slightly with palm of hand.
Bake 9 to 10 minutes. Cookies are done when small cracks appear and are pale golden. Ideally, do not let edges brown.
Makes about 3 dozen cookies.

Peanut Blossoms

1 ¾ cup flour
1 tsp. soda
½ tsp. salt
½ cup shortening
½ cup peanut butter
½ cup sugar
½ cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 tsp. vanilla
1 pkg. Hershey kisses

Beat shortening, peanut butter and egg. Add dry ingredients. Mix well. Shape into balls and roll in sugar. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and place a Hershey Kiss on top and press down. Return to oven and bake 2-5 more minutes.

Mexican Wedding Balls

1 lb. butter
1 cup chopped nuts
1 tsp. vanilla
4 cups sifted flour
6 Tbs. sugar
Powdered sugar

Cream butter, sugar & vanilla until it has the consistency of whipped cream. Gradually work in the flour and nuts. Shape into 1” balls. Place on baking sheet and bake at 275°-300° until lightly browned (about 1 hour). While still hot, roll in powdered sugar.