Thursday, December 29, 2011

lemon and almond cookies

These are so moreish. They are light and chewy with a hint of lemony citrus. Yum. 


Ingredients 


90g butter, softened 
1cup raw sugar 
1cup almond meal 
1cup plain flour 
1/2tsp baking powder 
2tbs finely grated lemon rind 
1tsp vanilla extract 
1/4 cup lemon juice 
Icing sugar, for dusting 


Method 


1/ Preheat oven to 160. Place the butter and sugar in an electric mixer and beat for 5 minutes or until pale 


2/ Add the almond meal, flour, baking powder, lemon rind, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat for a further 1-2 minutes


3/ Roll the dough out between two sheets of baking paper to 5mm thick and refrigerate for 30 minutes 


4/ Using an 8.5 fluted cookie cutter cut 12 rounds from the dough. Cut a round from the centre of the cookies and discard 


5/ Place on baking tray and bake 10-12 minutes or until golden. Allow to cool and dust with icing sugar


These would make beautiful gifts, Christmas decorations or wedding bomboniere 


Adapted from Donna Hay Magazine issue 60 

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