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Munn Cookies
Alex
"These lemon poppy seed cookies are Jewish in background. They are a thin crispy cookie that's wonderful with tea."
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Ingredients
1 h 17 m servings 141 calsOriginal recipe yields 30 servings (5 dozen)
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Stir together the flour, poppy seeds, baking powder and salt.
- In a medium bowl cream the butter and sugar together until light; beat in the egg yolk, lemon zest and lemon juice. Fold in the flour mixture and mix well.
- Divide dough in half and roll each half out on a lightly floured surface until 1/8 to 1/4 inch thick. Cut with cookie cutters and place cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Brush tops of cookies with beaten egg white and sprinkle with white sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden, the edges should be light brown.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 141 calories; 7.4 g fat; 17.1 g carbohydrates; 2 g protein; 22 mg cholesterol; 90 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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Most helpful positive review
2/5/2010
The name comes from the German word for POPPY which is MOHN. The thinner you make them, the better. They are very dense - like a shortbread - and not sweet. Great with coffee. The dough is crumb...
Most helpful critical review
7/31/2007
They are really called mohn cookies (mohn is poppy in German and they are Yiddish cookies); those were... okay.
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2/5/2010
The name comes from the German word for POPPY which is MOHN. The thinner you make them, the better. They are very dense - like a shortbread - and not sweet. Great with coffee. The dough is crumb...
5/27/2010
I'd never tasted or even heard of these cookies before I saw the recipe here while looking for a lemon and poppy seed muffin recipe. I made these cookies instead. These came out so good. I got ...
12/21/2010
Those who've not tried this recipe are really missing out! This is a great cookie to add to a more traditional holiday plate, because it looks so elegant. The taste is subtle with a lovely lem...
12/26/2001
This is a wondeerful recipe. The cookies tasted just heavenly with a light citrus flavor and, as the author indicated, they are great with tea. It really accent the flavor of Earl Grey.
5/19/2003
These are always a big hit . Whenever I bring them to a gathering I'm always asked for the recipe!. Sometime I substitute orange zest and organge juice and they are wonderful also!
5/27/2003
These cookies are very crumbly and biscuit like. I didn't use quite 1/2 cup of poppy seeds. Instead of egg wash and sugar on top I used sugar cookie icing from this site and added lemon extract ...
7/31/2007
They are really called mohn cookies (mohn is poppy in German and they are Yiddish cookies); those were... okay.