Lemon Snowballs

By jeaklor

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cup lemon drop candies
• 1 Cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1/2 Cup powdered sugar
• 1 Tsp grated lemon peel
• 1 Tsp lemon extract
• 2 1/4 Cup flour
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• powdered sugar

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 400F. Crush lemon drops in food processor or blender. In large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup powdered 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.
2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3. Bake cookies 8 to 9 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; roll in powdered 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.