Orange and Lemon Sugar Cookies

Robyn from the desert's Note:

My favorite sugar cookie recipe was taken from Crisco and I play with it by adding different flavors. This is our favorite version.

• Total Time: 39 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 48

Yield: 48.0 cookies

• 1 ¼ cups sugar
• 1 cup Butter Flavor Crisco
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• ½ tablespoon orange extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind
• 3 cups flour
• ¾ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Combine sugar and shortening in large bowl. I use a "cutting" tool. Add eggs, syrup, vanilla, orange, and lemon rind. Blend well.
2. In a seperate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir this well and then gradually add to sugar mixture.
3. Form 4 balls and let chill at least an hour. Lightly flour surface of countertop, top of dough ball, and rolling pin and roll about 1/4 inch thick.
4. Cut shapes and place on cookie sheet 1-2 inches apart.
5. If I'm making small cookies I bake at 375F no longer than 5 minutes and for larger cookies no longer than 9.
6. After these cool I ice them with an icing make from powdered sugar, skim milk, corn syrup and vanilla extract (plus food coloring) and decorate with white cream cheese icing.