Brown Eyed Susans Recipe
Ingredients
| All purpose flour | 5 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Granulated Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 3 | |
| 2 teaspoons grated lemon rind | ||
| Lemon juice | 2 Tablespoon | |
| 1/2 cup semisweet-chocolate pieces | ||
| Yellow decorating sugar | ||
Directions
MAKING
1 Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.
2 In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with granulated sugar until fluffy-light.
3 Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until well blended; stir in lemon rind and lemon juice.
4 Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time blending well to make a stiff dough.
5 Chill at least for an hour, or until the dough is firm enough to handle. (Overnight is even better.)
6 Roll, 3 tablespoonfuls at a time, into balls between the palms of hands.
7 Place, 3 inches apart, on greased large cookie sheets.
8 To flatten the cookies and shape petals easily: Use your shortening or coffee can with plastic lid attached.
9 Grease the lid and dip in additional granulated sugar, then press balls of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
10 Push the edge of dough in slightly every 1 1/2 inches with fingertip.
11 Press 3 semisweet-chocolate pieces in the center of each round and sprinkle generously with yellow sugar.
12 Bake in a hot oven at 400 degrees farenheit for 8 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned around the edges.
13 Remove from the cookie sheets with a spatula.
14 Let cool completely on wire racks.
SERVING
15 Serve as desired.
1 Sift flour, baking powder and salt onto wax paper.
2 In a large bowl, cream butter or margarine with granulated sugar until fluffy-light.
3 Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, until well blended; stir in lemon rind and lemon juice.
4 Stir in flour mixture, a third at a time blending well to make a stiff dough.
5 Chill at least for an hour, or until the dough is firm enough to handle. (Overnight is even better.)
6 Roll, 3 tablespoonfuls at a time, into balls between the palms of hands.
7 Place, 3 inches apart, on greased large cookie sheets.
8 To flatten the cookies and shape petals easily: Use your shortening or coffee can with plastic lid attached.
9 Grease the lid and dip in additional granulated sugar, then press balls of the dough to 1/4-inch thickness.
10 Push the edge of dough in slightly every 1 1/2 inches with fingertip.
11 Press 3 semisweet-chocolate pieces in the center of each round and sprinkle generously with yellow sugar.
12 Bake in a hot oven at 400 degrees farenheit for 8 minutes, or until firm and lightly browned around the edges.
13 Remove from the cookie sheets with a spatula.
14 Let cool completely on wire racks.
SERVING
15 Serve as desired.
Chef
