Shelly's Recipe

Lemon Kiss Cookies

Category: Cookies

1/2 cup Butter
3/4 cup Sugar
3 tbsp. Lemon juice
2 3/4 cup Flour
1 1/2 cup Almonds,chopped
1 pk (14 oz) chocolate kisses
Powdered Sugar
1/2 cup Chocolate chips
1 tbsp. Shortening

In a large bowl, beat butter, sugar, and lemon juice untill light and fluffy. Add flour and almonds; beat at slow speed until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour for easier handling.

Heat oven to 375 degrees F.

Shape a tablespoonful of dough around each chocolate kiss, covering it completly.

Roll in hand to form ball. Place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 8-12 minutes or until set and the edges are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute, remove from cookie sheet, cool completly.

Lightly dust cookies with powdered sugar.

In small pan, melt chocolate chips and shortening;stir until smooth. Drizzle over each cookie.