Sunday: Rachel Needs-to-Be Tart Lemon Cookies
On the seventh day, I rested with an old favorite, Kristan Higgin’s tale of two sisters in If You Only Knew. This is an angsty, funny tale in which you’ll cry, yell, but always find yourself rooting for Rachel and Jenny, even if you wish Rachel would be a bit more acerbic sometimes.
The Ingredients:
1 box of your favorite lemon cake mix (Yes, cheat. Kristan, would probably approve of the short cut. Ya… I’m pretty sure. Use a store box mix–15.25 ounce size)
2 eggs
1/3 cup (minus 1 teaspoon) grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
½ cup chopped up candied lemon rind or lemon heads (put into a blender or food processor, then toss in powder sugar)
1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar
The Instructions:
Combine the cake mix, eggs, and oil until well mixed. Stir in the lemon extract and the chopped candy until they are incorporated into the dough. Do not over mix. Take a rounded teaspoon of the dough toss it in the powdered sugar. Once dusted on all sides, put the cookie onto a pan lined with parchment paper. Bake at 350-degree preheated oven for 6-10 minutes. Cool for 1 minute in the pan, then slide parchment onto a wire rack to cool the cookies to room temperature.
I hope these recipes inspire you to read and play in the kitchen. And don’t forget to set out a plate of milk and cookies out for you and Santa.
Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays.
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