CITRUS COOKIES

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Sugar cookies with a definite citrus flavor. For lime cookies substitute lime juice, lime zest, and green food coloring. For orange cookies, substitute orange juice, orange zest and orange food coloring.

Provided by Therese Massaad

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Refrigerator Cookie Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

½ cup butter
⅔ cup white sugar
⅛ teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 teaspoons lemon zest
6 drops yellow food coloring
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour

Steps:

  • Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add salt, zest, juice, and food coloring. Mix until well blended.
  • Add flour a half cup at a time, mixing well. Dough should ball up when finished. Shape into a cylinder about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Chill for 4 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Slice into 24 cookies and bake on cookie sheet 6 to 8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 84.1 calories, Carbohydrate 11.6 g, Cholesterol 10.2 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 39.5 mg, Sugar 5.6 g

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