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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 120 Minutes |
Ready In: 150 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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These cookies will just melt in your mouth. They are so mild and delicate that they make a prefect side for tea. Ingredients:
1/3 cup butter, softened |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 lemon, zest of |
1 egg, beaten |
4 tablespoons lemon juice |
3 cups all-purpose flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1 tablespoon milk |
confectioners' sugar, for dusting |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Lightly grease several cookie sheets.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and lemon rind until pale and fluffy
4. Add the beaten egg and lemon juice a little at a time, beating well after each addition
5. Sift the flour and the baking powder into the creamed mixture and blend together.
6. Add the milk and mix to form a soft dough
7. Pour the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 5 equal pieces
8. Roll each piece into a tube and shape into an S shape
9. Place on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
10. Let cool on a wire rack.
11. Heavily dust with confectioner's sugar.
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