LEMON STRAWS COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Blend together butter and cream cheese; add sugar and cream thoroughly until fluffy.
• Combine egg, lemon juice, lemon rind and yellow food coloring. Add to butter mixture until well blended.
• Sift the flour and baking powder together; add to creamed mixture. Mix until well blended. Place dough in refrigerator, and chill for about 10 minutes.
• Force 2-inch ribbon strips through cookie press onto ungreased baking sheets and bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• We have dusted these with Powdered sugar.. Also, with crushed lemon drops.. The finer they are crushed,the better they are!!!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°.
• In a large bowl, cream together: sugars, shortening, egg, vanilla and salt.
• Add the flour and baking powder.
• Add 1 Tbsp of water and continue mixing until dough forms a ball.
• Roll dough into 3/4-inch balls and flatten slightly onto a lightly greased cookie sheet.
• Bake for 15-18 minutes or until light brown.
• While cookies bake combine 1 cup powdered sugar with the lemonade powder in a large ziploc bag and shake to mix.
• Remove cookies from the oven and put them in the ziploc bag while they are still hot, shake until all cookies are coated.