Icebox Cookies

Submitted by DrGaellon

"From Mom's recipe box."

 

• Ready In: 12hrs 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 4 dozen
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb butter
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1⁄2 lemon, juice of
• 1⁄2 orange, juice of
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 cups flour

directions

1. Cream together butter, shortening and sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add lemon juice, orange juice and vanilla and beat well.
2. Sift flour and baking powder together. Beat into wet ingredients until well mixed. Form into a log, wrap tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate over night.
3. Cut into 1/4" slices. Place onto ungreased baking sheet, 2" apart. Bake in preheated 350°F oven 12-15 minutes, until edges are just barely brown.