Little lemon spritz lhj

 
                          Little Lemon Spritz LHJ
 
 Recipe By     : Lansing State Journal, Reader's Recipes, 8-17-98
 Serving Size  : 96   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Bobbie Not Sent                  Cookies
                 Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    2 1/2  cups          flour
      1/2  teaspoon      baking powder
      1/4  teaspoon      salt
    1      cup           unsalted butter -- in 16 pieces
      3/4  cup           sugar
    1                    large egg
    1      tablespoon    grated lemon rind
    2      teaspoons     fresh lemon juice
    2      to 3 Tbsp.    heavy cream
    1      cup           confectioner's sugar
 
 Heat oven to 350 F. Combine flour, baking powder and salt in bowl. Process
 butter and sugar in food processor until smooth and creamy. Add egg, peel,
 juice and vanilla; process until blended. Add dry ingredients and pulse
 until well mixed.
 Insert ridged or desired disk into a miniature or standard cookie press.
 Place 1/3 of dough into press. For ridged disk, on lightly floured surface
 pipe dough into 8 inch strips. Cut strips into 1 inch pieces and arrange 1
 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes, until cookies are
 firm and edges are lightly browned. Cool on wire racks.
 Make Glaze: Whisk juice, 2 tablespoons cream and confectioner's sugar in
 small bowl until smooth. (Add remaining 1 tablespoon cream if glaze is too
 thick.)
 Dip one end of cookies into glaze; place on sheet of wax paper. Decoreate
 as desired. Let stand 30 minutes utnil glaze sets. Makes about 13 dozen
 miniature spritz. 8 dozen spritz. 
 Per miniature spritz: 25 calories, 5 mg. cholesterol, 1.5 g fat, 6 mg.
 sodium, o g protein, 2 g carbohydrate
 Recpe for December '97 Ladies Home Journal
 Submitted by Rose Woodbury, Charlotte, MI
 MC formatting by bobbi744@acd.net ICQ#2099532
 
 
 
 
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