Dessert
Lemon Cookies (Shortbread or Chewy)
40 minServes 16Nutri-Score D€
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40 min
40 minLemon Cookies (Shortbread or Chewy)
what you need
Ingredients
lemon scraps (leftover peel and pulp)Produce1 piece
sugarPantry200 g
olive oilPantry85 ml
all-purpose flourGrains280 g
baking powder (1 tsp)Pantry5 g
salt (a pinch)Spices1 g
eggs (optional, for chewy version)Dairy2 pieces- lemon juice (optional, replaces one egg)Produce60 ml
- icing sugar (for rolling)Pantry50 g
per serving
Nutrition
135kcal
- Carbs
- 18 g
- Proteins
- 3 g
- Fat
- 6 g
what you’ll use
Tools
Saucepan
Mixing bowl
Baking tray
step by step
Method
- Step 1
Boil the lemon scraps
- Put the lemon scraps in a saucepan with water and bring to a boil.
- Boil until softened, then drain well.
- Step 2
Mix the lemon with sugar and oil
- Blend or mash the boiled lemon scraps.
- Mix them with the sugar and olive oil.
- For the chewy version, stir in the eggs now (or one egg and the lemon juice).
- Step 3
Make the dough
- Add the flour, baking powder and a pinch of salt.
- Mix until a dough forms.
- Step 4
Shape the cookies
- Form small cookies with your hands.
- Roll each one in icing sugar.
- Place them on a baking tray.
- Step 5
Bake
- Bake at 180 °C until golden.
most cooked first