Lemon Butter Cookies
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"I made these after a friend told me how much she loved Trader Joe’s lemon cookies. I had already created the base butter wafer and then added lemon extract for a melt in your mouth treat. You can serve them plain or dip them into a flavored icing (I prefer almond extract) that hardens."
Difficulty
Easy 👌Ingredients
Utensils
Measuring spoon
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Preheat oven to 375°F
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- ⅛ cups flour
- ⅛ tsp baking soda
- ⅛ tsp baking powder
In a medium bowl, mix flour, baking soda and baking powder, then set aside
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- ⅛ cup butter
- ⅛ cups sugar
In a separate bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer
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- ⅛ cup margarine
Add margarine and beat until creamy
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- ⅛ egg
- ⅛ tsp vanilla extract
- ⅛ tsp lemon extract
Beat in egg and vanilla & lemon extracts
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Slowly beat in the flour mixture
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- ⅛ pinch ground cinnamon
Add a pinch of cinnamon and fold in
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- Measuring spoon
Using a teaspoon measuring spoon, create dough balls
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Place dough balls onto nonstick cookie sheet
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Bake in oven for 7 minutes
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Let cool for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack
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Optional: Dip into almond flavored icing. Allow it to harden overnight.