Lemon Poinsettia Cookies

Ingredients

500 gr sugar
190 gr shortening
3/4 lemon extract
1 egg
450 gr gold medal all-purpose flour
5 gr baking powder
1 gr salt
1 mint leaves
300 gr strawberries
230 ml cream cheese

Instructions

Heat oven to 375�F. Mix sugar, shortening, margarine, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking powder and salt. Roll half of dough at a time 1 cm thick on lightly floured surface. Cut with 8 cm round or scalloped cutter. Place 5 cm apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10 to dozen minutes or until light brown. Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool completely on wire rack. Spread about 2 teaspoons Cream cheese spread over each cookie. Arrange mint leaves and sliced strawberries on spread to resemble poinsettias. Refrigerate any remaining cookies. About: 2.5 dozen cookies.