Looking for a specific recipe

[maidservant]

My dad asked me this morning if I could try to find a certain recipe. He said that it was something like lemon crisp, or lemon something and it was from a Betty Crocker cookbook from the 1950's. He said that his mother used to make them when he was little (in the 50's) and that they were more like wafers than cookies. Really thin, with brown edges. If anyone here knows the recipe that he is thinkin of or can try to find it, I would be eternally in your debt!

Thank you!
Emily

[suitcase_sally]

You might want to post your request on the "cooking" forum, if you haven' already.

[sdrew]

My wife has a reprint of the Betty Crocker 1950 cookbook. It has two different recipes for lemon cookies. One is for Lemon Snowdrops and the other is for Lemon Sugar Cookies. I'm going to guess it's the lemon sugar cookies you're after. If you give me your email addy, I'll email your both recipes.

Steve in Maine

[sewtlm]

I posted the recipe in the cooking forum.

Lemon crisp

[maidservant]

I got it, thank you sooo much!

Em

[suitcase_sally]

Now the rest of us want to know.

[maidservant]

From the cooking forum:

Originally Posted by sewtlm

From BC cookbook-

Lemon crisp

1/2 C shortening
1/2 C butter or margarine
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 to 2 tsp lemon peel (zest)
1 tbls lemon juice
1 egg
2 1/2 C all-purpose flour
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt

Set oven at 375 degrees

Cream butter, shortening, and sugar together. Blend in remaining ingredients. Place dough in a cookie press. Press onto baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light brown on edges.

makes 6 dozen 2inch cookies