Lemon Drop Cookies

Recipe courtesy of Lishie0729

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 Tbl. lemon juice
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
• 2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/4 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• powdered sugar

1. Preheat oven to 375F.

2. Use an electric mixer to cream the butter and margarine together until fluffy. Gradually beat in the white and brown sugar.

3. Add egg, lemon juice and lemon rind; mix well.

4. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt together. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until smooth. Repeat with the rest of the flour mixture.

5. Drop by spoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Or, fill a cookie press with dough and select a cookie disc shape. Form the cookies on ungreased cookie sheets.

6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets and cool on wire racks. Dust with powdered sugar. Yields 6 to 7 dozen.