I can't see how anybody could complain about a cookie exchange. It's the most fabulous idea ever!
First step: What type of cookie should I make? the options are endless! My parents gave me a bunch of lemons the last time I was home and I wanted to do something with them. Lemon Cookies it is!
Second step: Find a recipe & gather the ingredients.
Third step: Realize your oven is too small to cook anything in and run to your friends house in the midst of this baking emergency! Genius, make a mess in her kitchen and blame it on her husband!
Fourth step: Bake. eat a few. bake the rest. eat some more. realize you are supposed to share these cookies with everybody at the party. sneak a few more.
Fifth step: Bring them to the party and indulge in all the other delicious cookies being shared!
Lemon Crinkle Cookie Recipe: (made 40 cookies)
Ingredients:
½ cup butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
½ teaspoons vanilla extract
1 whole egg
2 teaspoon lemon zest
2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoons salt
¼ teaspoons baking powder
⅛ teaspoons baking soda
1-½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup powdered sugar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream butter and granulated sugar together until light and fluffy. Whip in vanilla, egg, lemon zest, and juice. Scrape sides and mix again. Stir in all dry ingredients slowly until just combined, excluding the powdered sugar. Scrape sides of bowl and mix again briefly. Pour powdered sugar onto a large plate. Roll a heaping teaspoon of dough into a ball and roll in powdered sugar. Place on baking sheet and repeat with remaining dough.
Bake for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms begin to barely brown and cookies look matte {not melty or shiny}. Remove from oven and cool cookies.
*If using a non-stick darker baking tray, reduce baking time by about 2 minutes. (about 10 min.)
What type of cookie are you making this year?
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1 comment:
These look so yummy! Lemon would be such a nice change from all of the rich christmas items. I have always wanted to go to a cookie exchange. Maybe I will force some friends to participate in one next year.
-Emily
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