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- Lemon Cookie Tarts - Adapted From Food.com
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2 cups flour
- 2 jars Lemon Curd (or cherry pie filling or chocolate pudding or fresh fruit!)
- 2 pints fresh raspberries
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