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Lemon Snowflake Cookies

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Yield

36 servings

Prep

2 hrs

Cook

10 min

Ready

2 hrs
Low Fat, Low Cholesterol, Trans-fat Free, Low Sodium

Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cookies
½ cup butter
or margarine,, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 each eggs
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2 tablespoons milk
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1 teaspoon lemon zest
grated
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½ teaspoon lemon extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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½ teaspoon cream of tartar
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¼ teaspoon salt
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Royal icing
1 ¾ cups powdered sugar
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2 tablespoons water
warm
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1 tablespoon meringue
powder
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teaspoon lemon extract
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1 drop food coloring
blue, optional
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Ingredients

Amount Measure Ingredient Features
Cookies
118 ml butter
or margarine,, softened
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237 ml sugar
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1 each eggs
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3E+1 ml milk
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5 ml lemon zest
grated
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2.5 ml lemon extract
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473 ml all-purpose flour
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2.5 ml baking soda
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2.5 ml cream of tartar
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1.3 ml salt
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Royal icing
414 ml powdered sugar
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3E+1 ml water
warm
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15 ml meringue
powder
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0.6 ml lemon extract
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1 drop food coloring
blue, optional
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Directions

For cookies, cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until fluffy.

Add egg, milk, lemon zest, and lemon extract; beat until smooth.

In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients; add to creamed mixture and stir until a soft dough forms.

Wrap in plastic wrap and chill 2 hours or until dough is firm.

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃).

On a lightly floured surface, use a floured rolling pin to roll out dough to ⅛ inch thickness.

Use a 3 inch diameter fluted edge cookie cutter ot cut out cookies.

Transfer to a lightly greased baking sheet.

Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms of cookies are lightly browned.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.

For icing: beat confectioners sugar, water, meringue powder and lemon extract in a medium bowl with an electric mixer 7 to 10 minutes or until stiff.

Spoon icing into a pastry bag fitted with a small round tip.



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Comments


Critter Mom

These are such pretty cookies--I love the light blue and white and silver combination! And the lemon flavor sounds very tasty too! :)

 

 

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 24g (0.8 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 9427% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 3g 4%
Saturated Fat 2g 8%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 12mg 4%
Sodium 44mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 6g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 2g
Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0% Iron 2%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
 

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