Lemon Thins Recipe

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Lemon Thins
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, cream the sugar and butter until light and lemon colored.
  2. Stir in egg, candied peel, lemon juice and lemon rind.
  3. In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder and salt and stir the mixture into the sugar mixture.
  4. Form the dough into a 12-inch long strip on a doubled sheet of waxed paper.
  5. Roll it tightly into a 12-inch long roll using the wax paper as a guide.
  6. Chill dough, wrapped in waxed paper and aluminum foil, for at least 6 hours. At this point, the dough can frozen.
  7. Grease the baking sheets and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
  8. Cut the roll into 1/4-inch slices with a sharp knife, arrange the slices 2 inches apart on the baking sheets, bake the cookies in the middle of the oven for 10 minutes.
  9. Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 54.41 Kcal (228 kJ)
Calories from fat 18.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g 3%
Cholesterol 8.6mg 3%
Sodium 22.22mg 1%
Potassium 9.3mg 0%
Total Carbs 7.22g 2%
Sugars 3.11g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.19g 1%
Protein 0.78g 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 8.9mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 387.76 Kcal (1623 kJ)
Calories from fat 128.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.26g 3%
Cholesterol 61.29mg 3%
Sodium 158.33mg 1%
Potassium 66.24mg 0%
Total Carbs 51.49g 2%
Sugars 22.16g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.34g 1%
Protein 5.54g 2%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 1%
Calcium 63.3mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.2
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

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