Jelly Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup vegetable shortening
    1/2 cup granulated sugar
    1 large egg
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
    2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
    about 1/2 cup jelly (I usually use homemade grape jelly) or jam (I usually use homemade grape jelly)
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease 2 baking sheets.
    In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg. Beat in the vanilla extract and lemon juice. Gradually blend the flour.
    Pinch off walnut-size pieces of the dough and rool into balls. Place 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Press your finger into the center of each cookie to make an indention. Fill each cookie with a little jelly.
    Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until lightly colored. Cool on wire rack.

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