Author :: Mrs Liz
Category :: Sweets For The Sweet
Ingredients ::
- 1-1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped pecans OR walnuts
- 3 Tablespoons sugar
- 2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel
- 1/2 cup butter
- coarse sugar (optional)
Prep time: 25 minutes
Bake time: 18 minutes
Makes: 20 (1-1/2 inch) cookies or 5 (3-inch) cookies
Nutrition facts per cookie (1-1/2 inch)
81 cal.
5 g fat
12 mg chol.
33 mg sodium
8 g carbo.
0 g fiber
1 g pro.
In a bowl, stir together the flour, finely chopped nuts, sugar and lemon peel. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling (dough will still be crumbly).
Using hands, knead until smooth and dough forms a ball.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough until it is 1/2 inch thick.
Using a knife, cut into triangles. Or using a 1-1/2 inch to 3 inch scalloped cookie cutter, cut into rounds.
Place cutouts 1 inch apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
Sprinkle with coarse sugar, if you like.
Bake in a 325 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes for small cookies or 20 to 22 minutes for larger cookies or until the bottom of the cookies starts to brown and center is set.
Remove and cool on a wire rake.
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