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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| granulated sugar: 2/3 cup |
| salt: 1/8 tsp |
| lemon juice: 1 Tbl |
| lemon zest: 2 tsp |
| yellow food coloring: 6 drops |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 1/2 cups |
Citrus Cookies
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"Sugar cookies with a definite citrus flavor. For lime cookies substitute lime juice, lime zest, and green food coloring. For orange cookies, substitute orange juice, orange zest and orange food coloring."
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Prep Time
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Cook Time
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Servings
24 serving(s)
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Directions
- Cream together butter or margarine and sugar. Add salt, zest, juice, and food coloring. Mix until well blended.
- Add flour a half cup at a time, mixing well. Dough should ball up when finished. Shape into a cylinder about 2 1/2 inches in diameter. Chill for 4 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Slice into 24 cookies and bake on cookie sheet 6 to 8 minutes.