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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cookies 28g

Recipe makes 48 cookies)

Calories 97
Calories from Fat 23 (24%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 2.6g 4%
Saturated Fat 0.7g 3%
Monounsaturated Fat 1.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Sodium 31mg 1%
Potassium 16mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 17.4g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.2g 0%
Sugars 11.2g
Protein 1.3g 2%

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Lemon Cookies IIi

Recipe #63528 | 40 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Kim127

By: Kim127
Jun 2, 2003

I made this at Christmas last year and they were a big hit, especially with me and my mom. The frosting is a must.

48 cookies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. 2
    Blend the white sugar and shortening until light.
  3. 3
    Beat in the eggs, milk, vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
  4. 4
    Mix until well blended.
  5. 5
    Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
  6. 6
    Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture.
  7. 7
    Mix until combined (the dough will be sticky).
  8. 8
    Drop spoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
  9. 9
    Bake for 8-10 minutes.
  10. 10
    Let cookies cool on cooling rack.
  11. 11
    To make icing: combine the confectioner's sugar, water and lemon extract to taste.
  12. 12
    Beat until smooth and make icing thick enough to spread on cooled cookies (add more sugar if needed).

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On Nov 25, 2008

Fantastic! Not too sweet, and not terribly difficult or time comsuming. In less than 2 hours, I had 2 delicious batches. Cookies are good with or without the glaze. It just adds a little bit of extra flavor. You could very easily use any flavor extract and even put a little food coloring in the glaze to make them festive. Next batch we're going to try almond flavor! Rather than spread the glaze, I made it a little thinner and dipped the cookies. Thanks for sharing Kim! This one is already a star in my dessert file!

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  • From: germie3

    On Oct 29, 2008

    OMGGGGGG, i thought i rated these! They are so wonderful, i made a batch and drizzled glaze on top..They were perfect not too sweet, i am just about to make another batch now ,lol They will be part of my xmas tray, you must try them... Thank You for posting Kim!!!!!!

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    From: Kree

    On Jul 9, 2003

    These cookies are delicious! I didn't have any parchment paper, so I baked them on greased cookie sheets, and they still turned out moist and puffy! They were great even without the frosting, although I agree that it's a must, because with it they were spectacular! I think this will become a new family favorite!

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  • From: bug @<

    On Jul 23, 2003

    These cookies were nice and light! So simple to make, too! No powdered sugar, so I didn't make the icing, but we ate them up just fine, anyway! Thanks for sharing.

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