Best Old Fashioned Lemon Almond Cookies Bruber Recipes

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BUTTERY ALMOND COOKIES



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"My husband loves these cookies," says Elaine Anderson of Aliquippa, Pennsylvania. "They have an old-fashioned flavor that goes well with a cup of tea. Plus they're simple to put together."

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 5-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup chopped almonds

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in almonds. Shape into 1-in. balls. , Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-13 minutes or until bottoms are golden brown and cookies are set. Cool for 1-2 minutes before removing to wire racks to cool completely. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54 calories, Fat 4g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 7mg cholesterol, Sodium 22mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

LEMONIA COOKIES



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A real old fashioned lemon cookie that uses bakers' ammonia as leavening. It is not widely available like it once was, but can often be found at the drugstore.

Provided by Darla

Categories     Desserts     Cookies

Time 55m

Yield 96

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups milk
2 tablespoons bakers' ammonia
2 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup lard
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon lemon oil
6 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dissolve the ammonia in the milk, and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the lard and sugar until smooth. Mix in the lemon oil, eggs, and salt. Stir in the milk alternately with the flour to form a soft but manageable dough. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten the cookies using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
  • Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 71.9 calories, Carbohydrate 11.4 g, Cholesterol 6.3 mg, Fat 2.4 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 1.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.9 g, Sodium 15.8 mg, Sugar 5.5 g

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON ALMOND COOKIES BRUBER



Old-Fashioned Lemon Almond Cookies Bruber image

Provided by Elizabeth Bruber

Categories     Cookies     Bake     Lemon     Almond     Gourmet     Minnesota

Yield Makes about 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly grated lemon zest
6 tablespoons finely ground almonds
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • In a bowl with an electric mixer cream together the butter and 1 cup of the sugar and beat in the egg, the zest, and the almonds. Beat in the flour, a little at a time, beat the dough until it is combined well, and chill it, covered for 2 hours. Form the dough into walnut-size balls and arrange them 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheets. Dip the bottom of a glass, moistened, in the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar and with it press down on the cookies, flattening them to about 2 inches in diameter. Bake the cookies in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until they are golden around the edges, transfer them to racks, and let them cool.

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