Recipe - Lemon Crisps

2 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
One half cup Butter Or Margarine,softened
1 cup Sugar
One half teaspoon Grated Lemon Peel
1 Egg
1 Tbl Lemon Juice

In medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large
bowl cream butter, sugar and peel until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and
lemon juice until well mixed (mixture may appear curdled). Stir in flour
mixture until blended. Shape sough in two 2inch diameter rolls. Wrap
tight; chill 4 hours or until firm. With sharp, thin knife, using sawing
motion, slice 3/16 inch thick. Add optional decorations. Place slices 1
inch apart on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 365 degree
oven 810 minutes or until golden on bottom. Remove to rack to cool.
HOLIDAY DECORATION: To make tree stencil, fold 3inch square heavygauge
paper in half. Using fold as center, cut out a design that does not exceed
2x2 inches. Place pattern on cookie; sprinkle cut out with colored sugar.
Place cinnamon candy on top/
Posted to MCRecipe Digest V1 #214

Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:47:17 0400

From: kathy jbird21@mindspring.com
NOTES : Category: Cookies
Main Ingredient: Lemon Peel