Lemon Cookies

10 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 c. sifted cake flour
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 c. plus 2 Tbsp. chilled stick margarine, cut into small pieces
  • 2 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
  • 1 Tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • vegetable cooking spray
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Position knife blade in food processor bowl; add first 4 ingredients and pulse 2 times or until blended.
  2. 2
    Add margarine and lemon rind; process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
  3. 3
    Add lemon juice and egg; process until dough leaves sides of bowl and forms a ball.
  4. 4
    Gently press mixture into a ball; wrap in heavy-duty plastic wrap and chill 1 hour.
  5. 5
    Shape dough into 42 (1-inch) balls.; place 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray.
  6. 6
    Bake at 350° for 12 minutes.
  7. 7
    Remove cookies from pan and roll in powdered sugar.
  8. 8
    Cool completely on wire racks. Yield:
  9. 9
    3 1/2 dozen.
  10. 10
    Serving size:
  11. 11
    1 cookie.

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