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

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.

Beat sugar, crushed pineapple, shortening, eggs, and lemon extract together in a bowl until thoroughly mixed. Add flour mixture to pineapple mixture; stir until just combined. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned, 12 to 15 minutes per batch. Transfer to wire racks to cool.