Li'l Bit O Lemon Sugar Cookies

This recipe is actually a mistake that turned out great. I was making sugar cookies and didn't have any cream of tartar, and I had already started. I decided to substitute lemon juice and add a little zest and viola - delicious sugar cookies with a little zing!

1 c. butter, softened

1 c. butter-flavored Crisco

2 c. powdered sugar

1 c. sugar

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

Zest of two lemons

1 tsp. baking soda

3 tsp. lemon juice

1 tsp. salt

4 1/2 c. flour

1/2 c. sugar

Cream butter, Crisco and sugars together. Add eggs one at a time. Add vanilla, zest, soda, juice and salt. Mix well. Add flour slowly. Chill for about 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough into a walnut-sized ball. Dip in sugar. Place on a greased cookie sheet and flatter with a spatula or your hand. Bake for 10 minutes. Cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire cooling rack. Enjoy with a tall glass of milk

Yield: About 4 dozen cookies