Pineapple Surprise Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Recipe

• cream shortening with sugar and well-beaten eggs. stir in milk and vanilla. sift flour with baking powder and mix into egg mixture. chill dough until firm.
• to make filling: mix cornstarch and 3/4 cup sugar, add pineapple and lemon juice. bring to a boiling point and boil gently until the consistency of jam, stirring frequently to prevent burning. cool before using.
• roll dough out thin and cut with cookie cutter or small glass. put spoonful of filling on half the rounds, cover with others and seal edges with a fork. sprinkle with sugar or cinnamon. bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 10 minutes or so.