Love Letters

Rating: 3.67 stars
6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0

Cookies that look like little letters.

By Robin J.

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Recipe Summary

prep:
25 mins
cook:
8 mins
total:
33 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
4 dozen
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

24
Original recipe yields 24 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).

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  • Blend flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter, lemon zest and orange zest until mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend sour cream in evenly.

  • Gather dough into firm ball. Divide in half. Roll on well-floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut in 3 x 2 inch pieces; fold ends to center to resemble an envelope, overlapping slightly; seal with tiny piece of candied cherry.

  • Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with water; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
150 calories; protein 1.3g; carbohydrates 16.8g; fat 8.8g; cholesterol 22.4mg; sodium 158.5mg. Full Nutrition
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Reviews (6)

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LindaV
Rating: 5 stars
02/12/2003
These cookies were fun to do & made a great presentation. I liked the results even better when I omitted the water brushing before sprinkling the tops with sugar. Read More
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Most helpful critical review

PHYLSNY
Rating: 2 stars
02/13/2005
I made these and found the dough to be too wet and sticky. After folding in a lot more flour I could manage. The flavor of the cookie was not that great. I love the idea though and will use it with another dough recipe. Read More
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6 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 2
  • 4 star values: 1
  • 3 star values: 2
  • 2 star values: 1
  • 1 star values: 0
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LindaV
Rating: 5 stars
02/12/2003
These cookies were fun to do & made a great presentation. I liked the results even better when I omitted the water brushing before sprinkling the tops with sugar. Read More
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Kathrine Ferguson Jenkins
Rating: 4 stars
02/16/2010
I left the sour cream out. Dough was not sticky. I also put a scant spoonfull of seedless strawberry or raspberry jam in the center before folding the edges in. They were alot like a shortbread. Also baked at 375 until edges were starting to brown. Read More
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PHYLSNY
Rating: 2 stars
02/13/2005
I made these and found the dough to be too wet and sticky. After folding in a lot more flour I could manage. The flavor of the cookie was not that great. I love the idea though and will use it with another dough recipe. Read More
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lilnstar
Rating: 5 stars
12/15/2010
So cute. I'll use this! Read More
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JUPITERMAMA
Rating: 3 stars
02/13/2005
I found the dough to be really hard to work with - very sticky I had to add so much flour that it affected the taste. That said the cookies were pretty good once they were done. I baked it at a lower temp because my first set burned on the bottom and were incooked in the middle. They are adorable for Valentines day. Read More
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Flossy Brown
Rating: 3 stars
03/11/2009
A lot of work for so-so finish. Will not make again. Cute idea but needs work. Read More
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(3)
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