I’ve talked a lot about Over The Top Cookies, so I thought I’d talk some more… only this time it’ll be about a recipe I’ve duplicated. I’ve been searching for the perfect recipe for quite some time… and yes the lemon cookies I made last time were really good, but they weren’t at all the same. This time though, I stumbled upon the one. There were a few changes I made, they’ll be reflected in the recipe below. So try them out, you’re going to love them!
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Ingredients
- 3 cup flour
- 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 cup butter - or crisco
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- zest of one lemon
- 1 (8 oz) bag lemonhead candies - crushed
Icing
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, cream sugar, eggs and butter (or shortening) together. Add lemon juice and vanilla extract. Beat for 1 minute.
- Stir in salt, baking soda, flour (add flour one cup at a time), lemon zest, and crushed Lemonheads.
- Roll dough into 1-inch balls, flatten and bake on a pan lined with parchment paper for 10-12 minutes.
- Let cool on pan for 3 minutes.
- Transfer to cooling racks and prepare glaze by whisking together powdered sugar and lemon juice. Add additional powdered sugar if necessary. Use a spoon to drizzle lightly over cookies. Let cool.
Nutrition
Serving: 36serving | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 139mg | Potassium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 250IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 1mg
Wow! What a neat idea! My mom used to love Lemonheads. I bet she’d love these cookies too! I’ll have to make some for her. Thanks for linking up with me! Hope you had a great 4th of July!
the candy sounds like it makes it super lemony.. great.
this is great. I found it via the It’s Keeper link up. I have linked in a beef dish. Have a super day.
CONGRATULATIONS!!! Your recipe is on Today’s Feature Post from Cast Party Wednesday! http://www.ladybehindthecurtain.com/?p=30989
Thank You for sharing your recipe with us!
—Sheryl @ Lady Behind The Curtain—
These look so so delicious. They would be gobbled up so quickly at my house. Thanks for sharing them. Come and visit us. We have some wonderful picnic recipes this week.