Sugared Lemon Cookies

MizEmerilLagasse's Note:

These cookies will just melt in your mouth. They are so mild and delicate that they make a prefect side for tea.

• Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 50 cookies

• 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 lemon, zest of
• 1 egg, beaten
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 tablespoon milk
• confectioners' sugar, for dusting

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. Lightly grease several cookie sheets.
3. In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar, and lemon rind until pale and fluffy
4. Add the beaten egg and lemon juice a little at a time, beating well after each addition
5. Sift the flour and the baking powder into the creamed mixture and blend together.
6. Add the milk and mix to form a soft dough
7. Pour the dough onto a lightly floured surface and divide into 5 equal pieces
8. Roll each piece into a tube and shape into an"S" shape
9. Place on the prepared cookie sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
10. Let cool on a wire rack.
11. Heavily dust with confectioner's sugar.

Reviews

[WI Cheddarhead]

There must be a mistake in the amount of flour, I could not mix it to a soft dough. Recipe is awful, also instructions were vague.

[Chef #230126]

There must be a mistake in the instructions, as the dough is NOT "pourable", it's stiff, and you end up with 5 tough snakes instead of 50 tender cookies.

[cindeelouwho]

Sorry, but this recipe is AWFUL. The cookies taste like playdough. I think there must be an error. Is there too much flour? step 3 says to "Pour" the dough, but it is thick dough and it tastes like flour. Also, what do you do with the 5 "s" rolls? cut them up after they cook? I found the directions confusing.