Name: Lemon Refrigerator Cookies
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 48 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemons, zest; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/8 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg

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Lemon Refrigerator Cookies created by Ambervim

Butter, lemon, sugar and spice

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ingredients

¹⁄₂ cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons freshly grated lemons, zest
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
¹⁄₈ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground nutmeg

directions

Whip butter in large bowl until smooth.
Add sugar and mix well.
Add egg, lemon juice and zest; beat well.
Combine and sift dry ingredients and gradually add into butter mixture.
Mix well after each addition.
Shape dough into 2 logs, (1 and 1/2" x 6").
Wrap each in plastic wrap.
Chill for 2-3 hours (or up to a week.) Preheat oven to 350°F.
Cut logs into 1/4-inch-thick slices.
Place on greased cookie sheets.
Bake about 15 minutes or until edges are light brown.
Transfer to wire rack to cool.

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photo by Ambervim

9/26/2011

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review by Ambervim

9/24/2011

I am not fond of these cookies. I was expecting a wonderfully tart and lemony sugar cookie. There is a faint bitterness. Other sugar cookies have a better texture.

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review by Charishma_Ramchanda

3/13/2004

This made part of a very wonderful dessert for our dinner tonight. Just loved this! Thank you for sharing!

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creation by Aroostook

3/13/2004

Butter, lemon, sugar and spice