Sorry to say my notes on this recipe is - "a mess and a total waste of ingredients." It's extremely rare that I get bad results from recipes on this site - but this one was memorably BAD.
YUCK. I followed the directions exactly with extremely poor results. Yield was way off -- I only got 12 small cookies instead of 20 2-inch ones. Baking time was off too and they probably should have baked at 325 instead of 375...I checked them after 14 min. and the bottoms were burnt (recipe recommended 20 to 25 min.) After scraping off the burnt bottoms the texture and taste were still nasty -- way too floury and bready.
These cookies turned out lovely! I doubled the recipe and used shaped cookie cutters to cut them out. I also made lemon icing for them with water, lemon juice, and powdered sugar. Yum! For me, the baking time was less than what the recipe suggested... about 15 minutes.
USED HEALTHIER OPTIONS: This recipe still turned out amazing! I used lemon juice instead of lemon extract lite brown sugar and whole wheat flour for a healthier cookie and they still recieved rave reviews from the toughest critics: my 8 and 6 yr old!
These are absolutely delicious and easy to make. I put part of the dough into a decorating bag and using a large cake decorator tip made lemon shortbread straws and decorative small cookies also. From my families response I will be making these often.
I loved these! Super refreshing and light. I used fresh lemon juice instead of extract and thought it gave it a nice tart flavor. I cut mine into fingers instead of using cutters. I did find the dough pretty sticky but flour cured it right up.
These are delicious! I did use real lemon juice vs. extract. They are buttery rich and with the lemon juice & zest really have a extra special fresh taste to them! I just finished a batch to send to a friend for his birthday but have decided I need to make some for home! Enjoy!!
I made this recipe and it so good I can hardly wait to do it again! I loved this recipe and so did my family too! Easy making them too!
These cookies were great after a few minor tweaks... I added just a touch more vanilla and then shook the cookies in a bag with about 1/4 cup powdered sugar to coat them. The powdered sugar coating was the perfect touch!
