Andrea's Pineapple Walnut Cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup crushed pineapple
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 2/3 cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

1. Cream sugars, shortening and egg.
2. Add pineapple and then sift flour, salt, soda, baking powder together and add to sugar mixture.
3. Add lemon extract and walnuts.
4. Drop by teaspoonsful onto a greased cookie sheet and flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
5. Bake at 350 degrees F for 12 minutes.

Posted by kdipaolo at Recipe Goldmine May 24, 2001

Source: Andrea Cassoni