40.                      Bette's Pineapple Cookies

Ingredients

• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup drained crushed pineapple
• 1 cup vegetable shortening (such as Butter Flavor Crisco® )
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon lemon extract

Direction

• Set the oven to 175 ° C (350° F) to preheat.
• In a bowl, sift salt, baking soda, and flour together.
• In a bowl, beat lemon extract, eggs, shortening, crushed pineapple and sugar together until fully blended. Put flour mixture into pineapple mixture; mix just until mixed. Place teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto baking sheets.
• Bake in batches, for 12-15 minutes per batch in the prepared oven until tops are lightly browned. Place onto wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Information

• Calories: 93 calories;
• Total Fat: 3.8
• Sodium: 49
• Total Carbohydrate: 13.7
• Cholesterol: 9
• Protein: 1.2