Old Fashioned Lemon Sugar Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups unsifted flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups sugar
1 cup shortening (Crisco)
2 eggs
1/4 cup lemon juice (prefer Minute Maid 100% pure)
Additional sugar

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside.
In large mixing bowl, beat sugar and shortening until fluffy; beat in eggs.
Stir in dry ingredients. Add in lemon juice.
Mix well.
Chill 2 hours or overnight.
Shape into small balls, 1
1/4 inches or less;
roll in additional sugar.
Place on greased baking sheets 2 inches apart; flatten with egg turner.
Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly brown.