Lemonade Cookies

By Claude

Cookies can be made using red (pink) or regular lemonade.
About any color can be used - green for ST. Patrick's day in April pink for 4th of July etc.

Grand kids like to make these.

Ingredients

• Cookies:
• 2/3 cup each of butter and shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup frozen pink or regular lemonade concentrate thawed
• 3-1/2 cups sifted all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Frosting:
• 4 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 6-8 tablespoons of lemonade
• red food coloring (color of your choice)

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies:
Heat oven to 400 degrees.
Lightly grease a cookie sheet.

In a large bowl, cream together butter and shorting and sugar.
Blend in the eggs.

In a medium bowl, shift together flour, baking soda and baking powder.
Gradually beat into butter mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup lemonade concentrate.

Drop mixture by rounded teaspoons onto the prepared cookie sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly brown.

Frosting or topping:
Beat together softened butter, powdered sugar, and prepared lemonade, until a spreading consistency is reached. If desired tint with food coloring.

Topping alternate:
Brush cookies lightly with lemonade and sprinkle with sugar.