Recipe: Lemon Crisps (cookies using pudding mix)

LEMON CRISPS

2 cups flour, sifted
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
pinch salt
3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
2 pkg (3 3/4 oz each) lemon instant pudding mix
3 eggs, beaten slightly

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet.

Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together.

Cream shortening, sugar, and (dry) pudding mix until light and fluffy. Add eggs, mixing with dry ingredients until well blended. Drop onto prepared baking sheet about 2 1/2 inches apart. Flatten slightly with glass dipped in sugar.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 8 to 10 minutes.

Makes 4 dozen cookies
Source: Country Cooking magazine