LEMONADE COOKIES RECIPE - (4.4/5)

Lemonade Cookies Recipe - (4.4/5) image

Provided by Claude

Number Of Ingredients 14

Cookies:
2/3 cup each of butter and shortening
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1/2 cup frozen pink or regular lemonade concentrate thawed
3-1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
4 tablespoons butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
6-8 tablespoons of lemonade
red food coloring (color of your choice)

Steps:

Cookies: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Lightly grease a cookie sheet. In a large bowl, cream together butter and shorting and sugar. Blend in the eggs. In a medium bowl, shift together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Gradually beat into butter mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup lemonade concentrate. Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly brown. Frosting or topping: Beat together softened butter, powdered sugar, and prepared lemonade, until a spreading consistency is reached. If desired tint with food coloring. Topping alternate: Brush cookies lightly with lemonade and sprinkle with sugar.