Lemon Drop Candy Cookies

Ridgely's Note:

These cookies are Fantastic! Crushed lemon drop candies just make these cookies burst with flavor. This recipe makes quite a bit of cookies and half were inhaled by my family by the end of the day. The recipe orginated by a lady named Ann Orton who was trying to duplicate a recipe that she had had at a restaurant in Salt Lake City. I have no idea what the originals tasted like, but these cookies would be hard to beat.

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 dozen

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 cups Butter Flavor Crisco
• 3 large eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 4 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 finely chopped lemon, zest of
• 1 (6 ounce) package lemon drop candies, crushed
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In mixing bowl cream sugar, shortening and eggs; add extracts.
3. Stir in dry ingredients, lemon zest and crushed lemon drops.
4. Roll into 1-inch balls, flatten slightly and bake on parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-12 minutes.
5. Note: Cooking spray works well too.
6. Let cool slightly on pan 1 to 2 minutes.
7. Make a glaze by mixing powdered sugar with lemon juice; then brush lightly over cookie tops. Let cookies cool completely.

Reviews

[park26]

These cookies were so good! I crushed my lemon drops in the blender and it worked fine. The
lemon drops make these cookies much more flavorful than other cookies. I would probably half this recipe next time because it does make quite a bit.

[Maeve R]

Outstanding cookies. The recipe made so many, i didn't think I was ever going to get to the end of the dough. I used Lemonheads, too. I found my blender crushed them up quite efficiently.

[jennwheee]

These are great! I actually made them and gave them out as Christmas gifts because I wanted something different. They were a huge hit! Best cookie I have ever made! I made mine with crushed lemon heads and they gave it extra tartness, however it was not fun crushing them up!