Lemon Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tbsp Lemon, zest
  • 4 Lemons, whole small

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Condiments

  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 2 cups Almonds or almond flour, finely ground
  • 1 Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup Superfine sugar or caster sugar

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 sticks Butter

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) butter, softened
• 2 eggs, divided
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 cups finely ground almonds or almond flour
• 1/2 cup superfine sugar or caster sugar
• 1 1/4 cups of all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 whole small lemons, with peel, washed, dried, and cut into very thin slices
• powdered sugar for sprinkling

Directions

• Beat butter with one egg.
• Add almond flour, sugar, all-purpose flour, and lemon juice, and mix with the mixer on the lowest setting.
• Shape the dough into two logs, about 2 inches each in diameter, and put in the refrigerator for 3 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Slice each log into cookies, about 1/8 inch thick, and place on a lightly greased baking sheet.
• Beat the second egg and brush the top of each cookie with it.
• Place one lemon slice on top of each cookie.
• Sprinkle with sugar and bake for 12-15 minutes.
• If you like the tops of the cookies browned, put them under the broiler the last 5 minutes of baking.
• Cool and optionally sprinkle with powdered sugar.