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Lemon Cookies

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Lemon Cookies

Active time: 35 min Start to finish: 5 hr (includes chilling)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 4 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Ingredients for basic butter cookies
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh lemon zest

Preparation

  1. Follow recipe for basic butter cookies, mixing in lemon juice and zest after adding flour.

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