Are you looking for a delightful treat that is both sweet and tangy? Lemon drop wafers are the perfect solution! These bite-sized cookies are packed with lemon flavor and have a delicate, crispy texture. They are a delicious addition to any dessert table or cookie jar. With just a few simple ingredients, you can easily create these delicious treats in the comfort of your own kitchen. So gather your ingredients and follow our step-by-step guide to make perfect lemon drop wafers that will impress your family and friends.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
LEMON DROP WAFERS
This easy-to-prepare cookie was inspired by the penny-candy-store lemon drop. The candied lemon peel, available at specialty-food stores, adds a lemony crunch.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes about 2 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with Silpat baking mats or parchment paper, and set aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and 1 cup sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down sides of bowl twice. Add egg; mix on high speed until combined. Add lemon zest, and beat to combine.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to butter mixture, and mix on low speed until combined, about 20 seconds. Add candy, and mix to combine. Transfer dough to a sheet of plastic wrap, and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
- Pour remaining 1/2 cup sugar into a large bowl. Shape the dough into 1/2-inch balls. Drop each ball into sugar, and roll, coating completely; use sugar to keep dough from sticking to hands.
- Working in batches, place sugared balls on prepared baking sheets, 2 inches apart. Gently press balls, flattening to a 1/4-inch thickness. Transfer remaining dough to refrigerator.
- Bake cookies just until golden, about 10 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.
LEMON WAFERS
Make and share this Lemon Wafers recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Divinemom5
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 18m
Yield 36 cookies, 18 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Lightly grease cookie sheets,or line with parchment paper.
- Sift together flour and baking powder,set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs,vanilla,lemon extract and lemon zest.
- Add dry ingredients.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto prepared cookie sheets,3" apart.
- Sprinkle with yellow sugar crystals.
- Bake 8-10 minutes,or until lightly browned.
- Cool on wire racks.
LEMON-GINGER WAFERS
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h
Yield about 60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Finely grate the ginger into a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Press with the back of a spoon to squeeze out the juice (you'll need 1 tablespoon juice); set aside. Whisk the flour, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat the butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the lemon zest, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, the vanilla and ginger juice. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.
- Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; form into two 1-by-9-inch logs. Wrap and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.
- Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Unwrap the logs and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the edges are golden, about 13 minutes. Let cool5 minutes on the baking sheets, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
- Make the icing: Put the remaining 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar in a bowl; stir in 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice, a little at a time, until the icing is spreadable. Spread on the cookies and top with crystallized ginger; let set 30 minutes.
LEMON DROP
Fresh squeezed lemon juice with vodka. It just doesn't get better than that.
Provided by EDANDY
Categories Drinks Recipes Cocktail Recipes Vodka Drinks Recipes
Time 5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a mixing glass, combine lemon juice, vodka and sugar. Stir until dissolved, then pour into glasses filled with ice. Garnish with a lemon slice and sprig of mint.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 44.7 calories, Carbohydrate 3.8 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 0.5 mg, Sugar 1.8 g
LEMON WAFERS
Provided by Barbara Kafka
Categories project, dessert, side dish
Time 40m
Yield about 3 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine sugar and lemon zest. Process until zest is finely minced, about 1 minute. Stop the machine, and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula. Add butter, and process until creamy, about 20 seconds. With processor running, add egg whites. Continue to process, adding flour (1 tablespoon at a time), salt, vanilla and lemon juice. Process until a thick batter is formed. Scrape into a small bowl, and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Place a rack in center of oven, and heat to 400 degrees. While oven is heating, let batter sit at room temperature, about 15 minutes. Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets.
- Drop rounded teaspoons of batter on prepared baking sheets, and bake for about 8 minutes, or until edges are golden brown. Remove at once to a cooling rack.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 48, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 3 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 12 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams
LEMON DROP WAFERS
The addition of crushed lemon-drops adds a light crunch that makes this cookie distinct from most lemon cookies. The result is like a crackle cookie withe chewy bits of tart lemon chips. My family has a long standing tradition of baking cookies for a growing list of family and friends. Baking begins the day after Thanksgiving (while most folks are shopping) and continues right up to Christmas Eve. This recipe comes from a cookbook given to me by my my dear friend Rita L. If properly stored , the cookies keep for two weeks making it well suited for cookie trays. Preparation time uncludes 30 minutes to freeze dough. Please note that because of the candy in the dough, these are very hot and sticky on first removing from the oven. Please take caution.
Provided by justcallmetoni
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 2 dozen, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Line baking sheet with Silpat sheet if possible. Alternately, a good wipe of cooking oil sothe cookies will release.
- Using an electric mixer, cream butter and 1 cup sugar for 3 to 5 minutes, scraping down the sides of the bowl periodically. Your butter will be light and only a wee bit fluffy but the sugar should be fairly disolved. Add the egg and contine to beat until combined and the batter is somewhat fluffy. Add the finely grated zest of two lemons. (I love my microplane for this.) If you choose, add one or two drops of yellow food coloring.
- Quickly mix together the flour, baking soda and saltin a separate bowl or on a sheet of waxed paper. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix on medium speed for 20 seconds until they are just mixed together. Fold in the crushed lemon drops until distributed in the dough.
- Wrap the prepared dough in waxed paper and place in freezer for 30 minutes until firm.
- Place the remaining 1/3 cup of sugar in a smal, shallow bowl.
- Remove dough from freezer. Pinch off about a tablespoon and roll into a half inch ball. Roll ball in sugar until it is completely covered.
- Place cookies on sheets, spacing about 2 to 2 1/2 inches apart. (They do spread quite a bit.) Before baking, lightly press and flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass so that the cookies are about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake cookies until they are lightly golden, 9-10 minutes.
- After they comeout of the oven, allowthem to coolabout 2 minutes before transfering to wire rack to cool. Slide the spatula under the cookie carefully torelease any candy bits that may cause the cookie to stick to the sheet.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 85, Fat 2.2, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 13.9, Sodium 23.7, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 12.6, Protein 0.6
CREAM WAFER LEMON STACKS
Impress your guests with these baked wafers layered with lemon curd and blueberry jam - a citrusy dessert.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 20
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In medium bowl, beat flour, butter and whipping cream with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Cover; refrigerate about 1 hour or until firm.
- Heat oven to 375°F. On lightly floured surface, roll out one-third dough at a time to 1/8-inch thickness. (Keep remaining dough refrigerated until ready to use.) Using 1 1/2-inch cookie cutters, cut out dough into 60 desired shapes (at least 3 of each shape), gently pressing together and rerolling scraps as necessary.
- With pancake turner, transfer cutouts to plate of sugar, turning to coat both sides. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 1 inch apart. Prick each cutout 4 times with fork. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or just until set but not brown. Sprinkle each wafer with 1/4 teaspoon glitter; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Meanwhile, in 1 1/2-quart heavy saucepan, mix sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice with wire whisk. Stir in butter and eggs. Cook over medium heat about 8 minutes, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and coats back of spoon (do not boil). Immediately pour into one 1-pint container or two 1-cup containers; cool 30 minutes.
- To make stacks, spread 1/2 teaspoon cooled lemon curd on tops of each of 20 wafers; spread 1/2 teaspoon jam on tops of each of another 20 wafers. Stack together; top each stack with the remaining 20 wafers, top side up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 260, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 65 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 8 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 95 mg, Sugar 19 g, TransFat 0 g
EASTER LEMON DROP MOUSSE
This refreshingly tangy dessert pie is prepared in a 9-inch springform pan. The delicate crust is sweetened with lemon drops, and the light lemony filling is topped with whipping cream sprinkled with lemon drop sugar.
Provided by Kathleen
Categories Desserts Pies No-Bake Pie Recipes
Time 9h
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- To prepare the crust, combine the crushed vanilla wafers with the melted butter and 1/4 cup of the finely crushed candy (save the remainder for use as a decoration). Mix well, then press into the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan. Refrigerate while proceeding with the recipe.
- Whisk together egg yolks, lemon juice, lemon zest, and 2 tablespoons of sugar until smooth, then set aside. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until foamy. Sprinkle in the cream of tartar and continue whipping until soft peaks form. Gradually add 3/4 cups of sugar while continuing to whip to stiff peaks.
- Fold the egg yolk mixture into the egg whites, then gently fold in the whipped cream until no streaks remain. Spoon this mixture into the chilled crust, and place into the freezer.
- Whip the remaining 1/2 cup of whipping cream until it starts to thicken, then gradually add 3 tablespoons of light corn syrup, and continue beating until stiff. Using a pastry bag, pipe the whipped cream onto the mousse in a decorative pattern. Sprinkle the top with the reserved crushed lemon drop candy. Freeze for at least 8 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.8 calories, Carbohydrate 34 g, Cholesterol 103.4 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 124.9 mg, Sugar 14.6 g
ORANGE & LEMON WAFER COOKIES
These light citrus cookies go so well with a cup of coffee or tea after a heavy holiday meal. -JoAnn Belack, Bradenton, Florida
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 4 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg, orange zest, lemon zest and extracts. In another bowl, mix flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture., Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto parchment-lined baking sheets. If desired, top with orange peel strips., Bake 6-8 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 42 calories, Fat 2g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 21mg sodium, Carbohydrate 5g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.
Tips:
- Use fresh lemons for the best flavor. If you only have bottled lemon juice, add an extra 1/2 teaspoon of lemon zest to the batter.
- Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. This will help the cookies to be chewy and tender.
- Don't overmix the batter. Overmixing will make the cookies tough.
- Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking. This will help the cookies to hold their shape.
- Bake the cookies until they are just set. Overbaking will make them dry and crumbly.
- Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them. This will help the frosting to set properly.
Conclusion:
Lemon Drop Wafers are a delicious and easy-to-make cookie that is perfect for any occasion. They are light and chewy, with a bright lemon flavor. The lemon glaze adds a sweet and tangy touch that takes these cookies to the next level. Whether you are baking them for a party or just to enjoy as a snack, Lemon Drop Wafers are sure to be a hit.
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