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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For colored sanding sugar:
- 1 cup sugar
- 8 to 10 drops each food coloring in 2 different colors
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar on medium-high speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add the lemon zest and juice and mix well. In a separate medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the flour mixture to butter mixture and mix to combine. Shape into a log and wrap in heavy-duty plastic wrap. Refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
Divide the sugar between 2 small resealable plastic bags. Add 8 to 10 drops of 1 color of food coloring to each bag. Shake vigorously to distribute and color the sugar. Put the colored sugar into 2 separate plates.
Slice the log into 1/2-inch thick rounds. Dip the cookies on 1 side into the sugar, making 12 of each color. Arrange the cookies on baking sheets, spacing evenly, and bake until lightly browned, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly, then remove the cookies from the pans. Cool completely on wire racks before serving.
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By kmd84
on April 05, 2013
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I'm really disappointed in this recipe. I read the reviews before baking so I was prepared for flat cookies, but just how flat was shocking.
I started with a test batch of six on a sheet pan and by the time they were ready it was pretty close to looking like a cookie cake. For the next batch cooked them in a muffin pan thinking that would solve the spreading problem. Well it stopped the spreading and instead the cookies rose like muffins! It's actually comical. The cookies taste good though, so I may try this again with less butter and less baking soda and see if that solves any of these problems.
By fantastic731
Cape Coral, 48
on September 18, 2012
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No bueno - I believe the FLOUR ratio is off on this recipe. It was like baking pure butter.
batter was too stiky, after 2 hrs, roll didn't hold it's shape.
By PWog
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on July 27, 2012
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Yes, these are flat sugar cookies and they are delicious. My dough was a little sticky, but I think that's because my lemon was huge so I used too much lemon juice. Definitely a delicious cookie and I doubt they will make it through the night at my house.
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