The Shelby family, who lived next door to my family when we were growing up in the 60's and 70's, was a lot of fun. We used to go over to their house for wonderful dinners cooked by our moms and later by all of the girls in the Shelby family. Sue Shelby, the eldest daughter in the family gave us some once and we immediately inhaled them. And asked her for the recipe...
Ingredients:
1 1/2 C flour
2 t baking powder
1 stick butter
1 c sugar
3 egg yolks
1 t. vanilla
1 t. lemon extract
Directions:
Sift flour and baking powder in a bowl. Make a well in the center: put butter, sugar, egg yolks and flavorings in it. Using hand mixer, mix ingredients until smooth. Then work in flour. Chill 2 hours, roll out on floured surface about 1/4 inch thick, cut with floured cookie cutter and transfer to sheet with a spatula. Bake at 375 degrees 8 minutes or until very lightly browned. Cool 5 minutes on a rack before removing from pan. Makes 36 3-inch cookies. Don't eat too many at once!
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