Lemon Cream Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| 175 g - 6 oz butter | ||
| 150 g - 5 oz caster sugar | ||
| Egg yolk | 1 | |
| 1/4 tsp lemon essence | ||
| 225 g - 8 oz self raising flour | ||
Directions
Cream together the butter and sugar with the essence.
When light and fluffy, stir in the egg yolks and lemon essence.
Add the flour, a little at a time and continue beating until the mixture forms firm dough.
On a floured surface roll out to 1/4" thick.
Using a 3" pastry cutter cut the dough and place them well spaced on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake for almost 12 minutes, when they should be lightly golden.
Remove onto a cooling tray and cool before serving.
Cream the biscuits together with mock icing which has been flavoured with a few drops of lemon essence.
When light and fluffy, stir in the egg yolks and lemon essence.
Add the flour, a little at a time and continue beating until the mixture forms firm dough.
On a floured surface roll out to 1/4" thick.
Using a 3" pastry cutter cut the dough and place them well spaced on a lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake for almost 12 minutes, when they should be lightly golden.
Remove onto a cooling tray and cool before serving.
Cream the biscuits together with mock icing which has been flavoured with a few drops of lemon essence.
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