Lemon Spice Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| 3/4 cup butter, margarine or shortening | ||
| 1/2 lemon, grated peel | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Egg yolks | 2 | |
| Flour | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs), sifted | |
| Egg white | 1 | |
| Water | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Nuts | 1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped | |
| Sugar | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Powdered cinnamon | 3 Teaspoon | |
| Powdered nutmeg | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
Directions
1. Start oven, set at Moderate, 375° F. Rub cookie sheets with margarine or shortening.
2. Cream the butter, margarine or shortening until light.
3. Sprinkle the grated peel over the sugar and gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating until light and creamy.
4. Add the egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add the flour, and a little more if necessary to make a stiff dough. Mix thoroughly.
5. Pick up 1 teaspoonful of dough at a time and roll it into a ball. Place them on the cookie sheet. Flatten each ball until very thin.
6. Beat the egg white with the water and brush the surface of the cookies with it.
7. Combine the nuts, sugar, spice and salt and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle each ball with the mixture.
8. Bake about 8 minutes, or until delicately browned.
2. Cream the butter, margarine or shortening until light.
3. Sprinkle the grated peel over the sugar and gradually add to the creamed mixture, beating until light and creamy.
4. Add the egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add the flour, and a little more if necessary to make a stiff dough. Mix thoroughly.
5. Pick up 1 teaspoonful of dough at a time and roll it into a ball. Place them on the cookie sheet. Flatten each ball until very thin.
6. Beat the egg white with the water and brush the surface of the cookies with it.
7. Combine the nuts, sugar, spice and salt and mix thoroughly. Sprinkle each ball with the mixture.
8. Bake about 8 minutes, or until delicately browned.
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