Lemon Cookie Snaps

By á-4131

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Other time: 0 min
Serves: 15
4 points plus

A perfect little nibble. They’re great with tea or coffee, and even better with ice-cold skim milk.

Use the recipe as a base for lime, tangerine or orange cookies: simply replace the juice and zest with the citrus fruit of your choice.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp table salt
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup(s) regular butter, softened
• 1 cup(s) sugar
• 2 large uncooked egg yolk(s)
• 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 Tbsp lemon zest, finely chopped
• 1/4 cup(s) reduced-fat sour cream
• 2 spray(s) cooking spray, flour-variety recommended

Preparation

Step 1

In a small bowl, combine flour, salt and baking powder; set aside.

In a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; add egg yolks and combine thoroughly. Add lemon juice and zest; beat well. Add sour cream and a small amount of flour mixture; beat to combine. Add rest of flour mixture and mix thoroughly. Turn dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Cover tightly and refrigerate for 2 hours and up to 24 hours.

Preheat oven to 375ºF. Coat 2 cookie sheets with cooking spray.

Tear off heaping tablespoons of dough and roll into balls; place about 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. Press each ball down with palm of your hand to flatten. Press tines of a fork across cookies in one direction to make lines. Press tines of a fork across cookies in opposite direction to make a cross-hatch pattern.

Bake until edges of cookies turn golden, about 9 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and leave on cookie sheets for 1 or 2 minutes; remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Yields 2 cookies per serving.