Orange And Lemon Sugar Cookies

Total Time: 39 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 9 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter flavor crisco
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup light corn syrup
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 tablespoon orange extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind
• 3 cups flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 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 cream cheese icing.