Lenten Cookies

Well, you're going to need one-half of a pound of margarine and nuts for this one. And for some people who observe Lent this recipe won't do at all.

Beat the margarine and one-half of a cup of sugar together, add about one teaspoon or a little more of lemon juice and the grated rind of one big lemon, and beat all of that together until they're fluffy.

Add in one cup of ground nuts. Walnuts are the best, but use what you have. (Peanuts won't work so well.) Add in two cups of flour.

Mix this by hand. 

Roll out what you have to about one-eighth of an inch thick. That looks kind of thin, but it will work just fine. You can cut it with a cookie cutter or the lid of an average-sized jar or can.

Bake these at 325 degrees for no longer than 20 minutes. Even at that you're pushing it, so check in at 15 or 18 minutes. 

Now here you have some choices. This works best if you spoon some jam on one cookie and put another on top of it and sprinkle over some powered sugar. You don't need much jam at all. But you also have some tasty cookies by themselves that you can eat as they are or sprinkle the powdered sugar over.