Hello everybody, it is me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lemon drop cookies. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Lemon Drop Cookies is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Lemon Drop Cookies is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, cream and zest. Combine the flour, lemon drops, baking powder and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon drop cookies using 12 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Drop Cookies:
- Get Cookies
- Prepare 1/2 cup sugar
- Make ready 1/4 cup vegetable shortening
- Get 3 large eggs
- Take 1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
- Get 2 cup flour
- Take 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 1/4 tsp salt
- Prepare Icing
- Prepare 3 cup powdered sugar
- Prepare 1/4 cup water
- Get 1 tsp lemon extract
How to Make Lemon Drop Cookies. The lemon drops need to be blended in a blender so they are turned into a powder. You can also see all of the steps in this super quick video tutorial for lemon drop cookies recipe. My husband did a cookie exchange at his workplace (guess who made the cookies).
Steps to make Lemon Drop Cookies:
- Preheat over to 350º.
- Lightly grease a cookie sheet and set aside.
- For COOKIES: Cream together sugar amd shortening.
- Add eggs and lemon extract and beat well.
- Add flour, baking powder and salt; mix well. The dough should be soft and sticky.
- With a small cookie schoop, drop dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing them about 2" apart.
- Bake for 12-15 min.s, or until firm and lightly brown.
- Remove cookies from cookie sheet and allow to cool completly.
- For ICING: Combine powdered sugar, water, and lemon extract and mix until smooth.
- Sprwad icing onto thw tops ofbthe cookies with a metal spatula.
- Allow cookies to dry before stacking.
- Store in an airtight container.
- ~NOTE~ If you want to freeze the cookies, freeze uniced and add icing once thawed.
The first time we made these Italian lemon drop cookies we had such a good time that they've been in our regular dessert rotation for years. I think they definitely rival the Panera lemon drop cookie recipe for taste, even if the cookie itself is made differently. How to make lemon drop cookies. Remove carefully from cookie sheet to wire rack. Stir in additional juice if necessary, or powdered sugar to thicken.
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