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Recipe : *** Lemon Cookies (Petites Galettes Au Citron)

Lemon Cookies (Petites Galettes Au Citron)
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Course:
Dessert

Practical information

  • Prep time
    15 min
  • Cooking
    7 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Pause
    15 min
  • Ready in
    37 min
  • Price
    Very friendly budget
  • Rate:
             
 
Makes 40 cookies. Cookies can be kept about 1 week in an airtight container; or they can be frozen.
 

Categories

Budget:
friendly
Difficulty:
easy recipe
Recipe for:
big families
Category:
Cakes Sweets and Ice-creams
Tags:
Cookies, lemon

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 7 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 lrg eggs
  • grated zest of 2 lemons
  • 160 g granulated sugar
  • 180 g all-purpose flour

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    These cookies are very quick and easyeasy to make.
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    They are shaped by pushing the batter from a spoon, like many American cookies, but then are flattened by tapping the baking sheet vigorously several times on the work surface so that they will be crisp.
  • 3
    Preheat oven to 219°C.
  • 4
    Lightly butter two (2) baking sheets.
  • 5
    Beat butter until soft and smooth.
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    Add sugar and beat until smooth.
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    Add 1 egg and beat until blended.
  • 8
    Beat second egg in a small bowl, then gradually beat it into mixture.
  • 9
    Stir in lemon zest.
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    Sift flour over mixture and stir it in with a wooden spoon.
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    Let batter stand 15 minutes at room temperature.
  • 12
    To shape cookies, take 1/2 teaspoon of batter and use another teaspoon to push batter onto baking sheet.
  • 13
    Space cookies about 3-inches apart.
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    TAP baking sheet vigorously several times on work surface to flatten cookies.
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    Bake 6-7 minutes, or until edges of cookies are brown and centers light beige.
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    Transer to a rack to cool.
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    (If cookies harden and become difficult to remove, return them to oven for 30 seconds to soften.) Cool baking sheets and bake remaining cookies.
  • Ready !



 

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