LEMON SLICE SUGAR COOKIES
These lemon slice cookies are a refreshing variation of my grandmother's sugar cookies. Lemon pudding mix and icing add a subtle tartness that tingles your taste buds. -Melissa Turkington, Camano Island, Washington
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield about 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter, pudding mix and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and milk. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, shape each into a 6-in.-long roll. Securely wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate until firm, about 3 hours., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/2-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until edges are light brown, 8-10 minutes. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set., To Make Ahead: Dough can be made 2 days in advance. Wrap in waxed paper and place in a resealable container. Store in the refrigerator., Freeze option: Place wrapped logs in a freezer container and freeze. To use, unwrap frozen logs and cut into slices. Bake as directed, increasing time by 1-2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 110 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 99mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (11g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
CITRUS SLICE COOKIES
Like beams of sunshine on your dessert plate, these citrus cookies combine cheery good looks and slice-and-bake simplicity. Try them in orange, lime, grapefruit or lemon variations.
Provided by By Heather Baird
Categories Dessert
Time 6h25m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In large bowl, beat butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs with electric stand mixer on medium-low speed or with electric hand mixer on lowest speed until well combined. Add flour and salt; beat until soft, nonsticky dough forms. (You should be able to handle the dough without it sticking to your fingers. If dough is sticky, beat in additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time until the dough comes to the correct consistency.)
- On work surface, shape dough into a ball. Divide into 3 equal portions. Return one-third of dough to bowl; beat in orange peel, orange extract and drops of yellow and red food color until orange color is consistent. Remove dough from bowl; cover with plastic wrap.
- Clean bowl; add another one-third portion of dough. Beat in lemon peel, lemon extract and drops of yellow food color until yellow color is consistent. Remove dough from bowl; cover with plastic wrap.
- Leave remaining one-third of dough plain; cover with plastic wrap.
- Refrigerate all dough portions 1 hour.
- Shape each portion of tinted dough into a roll about 5 inches long and 2 1/2 inches in diameter; set aside. On lightly floured work surface, roll plain dough into a rectangle. Place roll of orange dough on plain dough. Roll plain dough in a single layer around orange dough. Cut away excess dough; reserve for yellow dough.
- Place orange sanding sugar on plate; roll dough log in sugar until completely coated. Wrap sugar-coated dough log in plastic wrap; refrigerate. Repeat process with lemon dough, remaining plain dough and yellow sanding sugar. Refrigerate dough logs at least 4 hours.
- Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheets with cooking parchment paper.
- Cut chilled logs into 1/8- to 1/4-inch-thick rounds. With back edge of knife, score "segment" lines into each round, making only indentations (do not go all the way through). Cut rounds in half; place on cookie sheets.
- Bake 6 to 8 minutes or until set. Remove cookies from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
CITRUS SUGAR COOKIES
Mix colored sugars (or use leftover sugar from your work surface) to create new shades for these holiday treats.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 40 three-inch cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; pulse to mix. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add sugar, eggs, and lemon zest and process until mixture resembles wet sand.
- Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface; knead several times until dough comes together. Divide into 3 portions; flatten each into a disk. Roll each disk to an 1/8-inch thickness between sheets of parchment. Stack dough (still in parchment) on a baking sheet; refrigerate 20 minutes. (To store, wrap in plastic and freeze on sheet, up to 2 weeks. Thaw until pliable before using.)
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees, with racks in middle and lower thirds. Working with 1 dough sheet at a time, peel off parchment (save for baking). With lightly floured cutters, cut dough into desired shapes and arrange, 1 inch apart, on 2 parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets (reroll scraps, if desired). Sprinkle with sugar, if desired. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Bake until cookies are set but still pale, 7 to 9 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks and let cool completely. Using a spoon, frost cookies with icing; decorate with sugar, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 161 g, Fat 5 g, Protein 1 g
SUGAR COOKIE SLICES
I was fortunate to inherit this recipe from my husband's great-aunt. They slice nicely and are easier to make than traditional cutout sugar cookies.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 25m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into two 8-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm. , Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until set (do not brown). Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 165 calories, Fat 9g fat (6g saturated fat), Cholesterol 25mg cholesterol, Sodium 174mg sodium, Carbohydrate 20g carbohydrate (10g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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