Unleash the magic of delectable "Sparkly Lemon Cookies" and embark on a culinary adventure that will tantalize your taste buds. These cookies, adorned with a sparkling sugar coating, offer a delightful burst of citrus flavor that dances on your tongue. With a tender crumb and a hint of tanginess, they are perfect for any occasion, whether it's a cheerful tea party or a festive holiday gathering. Get ready to ignite your passion for baking as we delve into the secrets of crafting these enchanting treats.
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SPARKLY LEMON COOKIES
A one-bite wonder, they measure less than two inches across but these cakey cookies don't skim on lemony flavor. A sweet-tart glaze and coarse sanding sugar adds a gentle sparkle.This recipe appears in our cookbook "Martha Stewart's Cookie Perfection" (Clarkson Potter).
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 40
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together flour and salt. In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and lemon zest on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Beat in eggs until combined. Gradually add flour mixture and beat on low until just combined. Slowly add milk and beat on medium until a dough forms, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch round tip (such as Ateco #806). Pipe 1 1/2-inch rounds onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until bottoms of cookies are pale golden, 16 to 18 minutes. Transfer sheets to wire racks; let cool completely.
- In a bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and lemon juice until smooth. Using a pastry brush, brush glaze onto cookies. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Let glaze harden, about 20 minutes. (Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.)
GLITTERING LEMON SANDWICH COOKIES
Categories Cookies Citrus Fruit Dessert Bake Christmas Lemon Party Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes about 4 dozen sandwich cookies
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Make Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
- Beat together butter and confectioners' sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in zest and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture just until a soft dough forms.
- Put sanding sugars in different bowls. Roll a scant teaspoon of dough into a ball and drop into sugar, turning to coat. Reshape if necessary and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3/4 inch apart, until baking sheet is filled.
- Bake until tops are slightly cracked but still pale (bottoms will be pale golden), 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to a rack to cool completely.
- Form and bake more cookies on second baking sheet.
- Make Filling and Sandwich Cookies:
- Beat together all filling ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Transfer to sealable bag and snip off a corner.
- Turn over half of cookies and pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling on flat side of each. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently.
SOFT LEMON COOKIES WITH GLAZE
Delicious soft lemon cookies with a glaze. I make my glaze with a little lemon juice but you can use milk if you want it sweeter.
Provided by rissanddave
Time 30m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Use a spoon to make a well in the center of the mixture. Pour oil, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in the well. Mix and knead until a dough forms.
- Roll into balls and flatten with the heel of your hand or anything with a flat surface. Place about 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 8 minutes for a softer cookie, 10 to 12 minutes for a crispier cookie. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool, 8 to 10 minutes more.
- While cookies cool, whisk together the powdered sugar and lemon juice and glaze cookies however you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179.5 calories, Carbohydrate 28.4 g, Fat 6.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1.1 g, Sodium 129.5 mg, Sugar 17.9 g
CRISPY LEMON COOKIES
Make and share this Crispy Lemon Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by pink cook
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 27m
Yield 36 cookies, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Bring lemon juice to a simmer in a saucepan over medium heat; cook until reduced by half.
- Add in 1/2 cup butter and stir until melted.
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in a bowl.
- Cream remaining butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and lemon butter.
- Mix until pale, about 3 minutes.
- Mix in vanilla.
- Add in flour and mix well.
- Form 1-1/2" balls and drop them onto cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
- Bake until lightly browned, 12-15 minutes.
- Cool on rack and store in airtight container, (if they last that long!).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 278.5, Fat 16, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 58.3, Sodium 135.7, Carbohydrate 31.5, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 15, Protein 2.9
SOFT LEMON COOKIES FROM SCRATCH
These delicious cookies have a kick of lemon flavor, and they're made from scratch rather than a box mix like the majority of recipes out there. This recipe was created because I absolutely love lemon-flavored desserts, but have an allergy to artificial colorants and dyes used in food. Following this recipe as written, you can take comfort in knowing you're not feeding your children any artificial colorings.
Provided by Susan
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Lemon Dessert Recipes
Time 50m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Cream sugar and butter in a bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, lemon zest, egg, and vanilla extract; mix on low speed to combine, scraping down the sides of the bowl to incorporate everything evenly.
- Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. Add to the sugar mixture slowly, mixing on low speed until just incorporated. Mix in the remaining 2 tablespoons flour.
- Place 1/2 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl. Scoop out teaspoonfuls of cookie dough, roll in powdered sugar, and place on the prepared baking sheet, 1 to 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are light brown on the edges, 9 to 11 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool for 3 minutes on the cookie sheet. Transfer to a cooling rack and sprinkle with additional powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.7 g, Cholesterol 14.3 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 58.3 mg, Sugar 9.3 g
CHOCOLATE SPARKLE COOKIES
This recipe is from the executive pastry chef, Thomas Haas, of the Senses Bakery in Vancouver. The Vancouver Sun proclaimed it "the best cookie in the world." I just baked it this morning and had it with my morning coffee...it's like heaven...tastes like a baked truffle! Cooking time is chilling time.
Provided by Grace Lynn
Categories Dessert
Time 9h
Yield 36 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler set over, but not touching, simmering water.
- Remove from the heat.
- Cut the butter into a few pieces and mix into the chocolate until melted.
- Beat the eggs with an electric mixer, gradually adding the sugar until ribbons form (about 4 minutes on medium-high).
- Fold in the chocolate-butter mixture.
- Gently add the ground almonds.
- Cover and refrigerate overnight.
- Heat the oven to 325 degrees.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Use a cookie scoop to form the dough into 1-inch balls.
- Roll the balls in granulated sugar, place on the baking sheet about 2 inches apart and immediately place in the oven.
- Bake until the center of the cookies is no longer wet, 9 to 12 minutes.
- When slightly cool, lightly dust the cookies with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 62.7, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 14.3, Sodium 12.2, Carbohydrate 4.1, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 2, Protein 1.6
GLITTERING LEMON SANDWICH COOKIES
Provided by Shelley Wiseman
Categories Cookies Mixer Dessert Bake Christmas Kid-Friendly Lemon Christmas Eve Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher Small Plates
Yield Makes about 50 sandwich cookies
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together flour, cornstarch, and salt.
- Beat together butter and confectioners sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy, then beat in zest and vanilla. At low speed, mix in flour mixture just until a soft dough forms.
- Put sanding sugars in different bowls. Roll a scant teaspoon of dough into a ball and drop into sugar, turning to coat. Reshape if necessary and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat, spacing balls 3/4 inch apart, until baking sheet is filled.
- Bake until tops are slightly cracked but still pale (bottoms will be pale golden), 12 to 15 minutes. Transfer cookies on parchment to a rack to cool completely.
- Form and bake more cookies on second baking sheet.
- Make filling and sandwich cookies:
- Beat together all filling ingredients in a large bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until combined well. Transfer to sealable bag and snip off a corner.
- Turn over half of cookies and pipe about 1/2 teaspoon filling on flat side of each. Sandwich with remaining cookies, pressing gently.
Tips for Making the Best Sparkly Lemon Drink:
- Choose ripe, juicy lemons for the best flavor.
- Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest from the lemons. Be sure to only remove the yellow part of the zest, avoiding the white pith, which can be bitter.
- Slice the lemons into thin rounds or wedges.
- Combine the lemon slices or wedges, sugar, and water in a pitcher or jar. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes, or up to 24 hours, to allow the flavors to meld.
- Add sparkling water or club soda to the lemon mixture. You can also add additional water or juice, depending on your desired taste.
- Serve the drink over ice, garnished with lemon slices or wedges and a sprig of mint.
Conclusion:
Sparkly lemon drinks are a refreshing and flavorful way to enjoy the taste of fresh lemons. They are perfect for parties, picnics, or everyday enjoyment. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can easily make your own delicious sparkly lemon drink at home. So next time you are looking for a refreshing and healthy drink, give this recipe a try!
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