Name: Lemon Melting Moments Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 3/4 cup or170 g butter; 1/2 cup or 60 g confectioners sugar; 2 Tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups or 190 g sifted All Purpose / plain flour

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Lemon Melting Moments Cookies, A wonderful gentle lemon flavor with a melting sensation! Easy recipe and great for the holidays! Have you ever taken a bite of a cookie and had that 'melting' sensation in your mouth? It's certainly a wonderful feeling indeed!.

Here, after much trial and error, I've come up with a cookie which gives you that 'melting moment', with a hint of refreshing lemon on your taste buds, and a texture so delicate and scrumptious.

This cookie recipe is designed to have a little 'melting effect' in the oven so don't panic! It will spread a little during cooking, and that just adds to the deliciousness.

We have lots of popular butter cookies so be sure to bookmark them for trying later! Also, why not try our delicious No Bake Lemon Cookies.They're really easy to make!

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8) Lemon Melting Moments Cookies

9) Delicious Cookie Recipes

Prep time

15 minutes

Baking time

8-10 mins

Serving size

3 ½ Dozen

Equipment

an UN-GREASED baking tray

Ingredients

¾ cup or 170 g butter
½ cup or 60 g confectioners sugar
2 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups or 190 g sifted All Purpose / plain flour

Instructions

1. Placed sieved flour and sieved confectioners’ sugar in a large mixing bowl.

2. Add butter in 1 cm pieces (distribute evenly over the flour)

3. Add water, lemon extract and vanilla extract

4. Mix together very well using hands until the ingredients form a dough. You should be able to have a ‘clean’ mixing bowl with no crumbs.

5. Cover with parchment & place in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up.

6. Fill the cookie press half full and use a template of your choice, or roll out to 1 cm thick and use a cookie cutter. Place cookies on the UN GREASED baking tray about a hand width apart.

7. Bake in preheated oven at 350F, 180C, Gas 4 for 10 minutes or until the edges just begin to slightly brown. (see photo)

8. Remove from the oven, cool for 5 minutes on the baking tray then transfer to cooling rack

If your cookies have joined together after taking them out the oven, use a knife or plastic cutter to separate them whilst they are hot. Once they cool, it will be messy to try and cut them.

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our lemon melting moment cookies recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Lemon Melting Moments Cookies

Yield: 3 ½ dozen

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Lemon Melting Moments Cookies - A wonderful gentle lemon flavor with a melting sensation!

Ingredients

¾ cup or170 g butter
½ cup or 60 g confectioners sugar
2 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ½ cups or 190 g sifted All Purpose / plain flour

Instructions

Place sieved flour and sieved confectioners’ sugar in a large mixing bowl.
Add butter in 1 cm pieces (distribute evenly over the flour)
Add water, lemon extract and vanilla extract
Mix together very well using hands until the ingredients form a dough. You should be able to have a ‘clean’ mixing bowl with no crumbs.
Cover with parchment & place in the freezer for 10 minutes to firm up.
Fill the cookie press half full and use a template of your choice, or roll out to 1 cm thick and use a cookie cutter. Place cookies on the UN GREASED baking tray about a hand width apart.
Bake in preheated oven at 350F, 180C, Gas 4 for 10 minutes or until the edges just begin to slightly brown. (see photo)
Remove from the oven, cool for 5 minutes on the baking tray then transfer to cooling rack