3 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup solid vegetable shortening
2 eggs
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Additional granulated sugar
Preheat oven to 350 F and grease baking sheets. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In large mixer bowl, beat sugar and shortening until fluffy, beat in eggs. Stir in dry ingredients, then lemon juice. Mix well. Drop onto prepared baking sheets, 2" apart. Sprinkle with additional sugar. Bake 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Changes I made:
2. I skipped the salt.
3. I replaced the shortening with canola oil. I think it works with butter as well, and it will just be richer.
4. Don't see the need to sprinkle additional sugar as it is already sweet enough.
5. I halved the recipe.
Result: Rather sweet, but still cookie-like. SUCCESS!
The sugar and oil mixture, looks like sorbet.
At first the sight of the dough scared me cos it looked so dry, but it was also very greasy when I moulded it with my hands..
I baked off 2 large ones for about 10 minutes and it turned out cake-y, maybe not long enough.. And then I proceeded to bake off 12 small ones, and they turned out great!!
Froze the rest of the dough for another time..
Ta-da!! Enjoy!
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