Shelly's Recipe

LEMON SNOWBALLS

Category: Cookies

1/2 cup lemon drop candies
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1/2 cup confectioners sugar
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1 tsp lemon extract
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp salt
Additional confectioners sugar

Heat oven to 400. Crush lemon drops in food processor or blender. In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup confectioners sugar, the lemon peel and lemon extract with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour, 1/4 cup of the crushed lemon drops and the salt. Shape dough into 1 inch balls.

Place about 2 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake cookies 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in confectioners sugar. Cool 10 minutes; roll in remaining crushed lemon drops. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Reroll in crushed lemon drops if desired.