Lemon Heart Cookies

[LaurenP]

Just made these. Used heart cookie cutter and cut out the center with a smaller heart then iced and diped in colored sugar, pretty and very good flavor. Tangy lemon


* Exported from MasterCook *

LEMON HEART CUTOUT COOKIES Recipe By :
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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 Cups FLOUR
3 Tablespoons CORNSTARCH
3/4 Tablespoon SALT

3 BUTTER STICKS =(1 1/2C)
1 Cup CONFECTIONERS SUGAR
1 Tablespoon GRATED LEMON PEEL
1 1/2 Teaspoons LEMON Extract
1/4 Teaspoon ALMOND Extract



Cream butter and confectioners sugar (sifted)

beat in extracts and lemon peel

in a separate bowl or wax paper,combine flour,cornstarch and salt

Add dry to wet a little at a time

Divide dough into three balls

Roll out between two sheets of wax paper

Dough should be 3/8 " thck (I like mine thinner)

If dough gets too soft freeze or refrigerate for a few minutes

Transfer from waxed paper to cookie sheet by lightly floured spatula

Place 1" apart

Bake 325 (or 310 convection) 15 to 16 min (my 2/8 took 12 min )

Glaze

2C Confectioners sugar
4 to 6 tea lemon juice
1 tea lemon extract
Ice cookies and dip tops or edges into colered sugar



Description:
"Excellent flavor and easy to work with"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1470 Calories; 4g Fat (2.3% calories from fat); 39g Protein; 309g Carbohydrate; 12g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 4806mg Sodium. Exchanges: 20 Grain(Starch); 0 Fruit.

NOTES : Good Houskeeping December 2002 Holiday baking

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[CLustik]

Sounds yummy! I might make these next week for the office, and leave a few at home for the DH.

[knunes]

Thanks for the recipe. How many does this make? Katie

[LaurenP]

Makes 4 to 6 dozen depending on the size of your cookie cutters. Instead of rerolling the tiny center hearts, I just cooked and frosted them also, so I'll serve a plate of the big cookies with a bunch of the little ones scattered amoung them. Also, I thought that my 2 1/2 year old neice would like the little ones!

[SusanMac]

It says that one serving is 1470 calories :-) Geez, I'd have to run an awful lot just for one of these! But, with only 4g of fat and 12g of fiber, that sounds pretty good

[LaurenP]

SusanMac,
HI, I didn't put serving size into MC so the numbers are for the whole batch, I guess. ( In the past, I might have been able to eat the whole batch, I've been known to eat half a batch while DH eats the other half, those days are gone, now, though!)