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After we'd visited at her house, my sister sent a "care" package for the trip home. Tucked inside were these delightful cookies. Crushed lemon drop candies and grated lemon peel lend to the refreshing taste. —Pat Zimmerman, Midland, Texas
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Nutritional Facts 2 cookies equals 120 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 97 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
Originally published as Lemon Drop Cookies in Best of Country Cookies , p37
Sweet White Wine
Enjoy this recipe with a sweet white wine such as Moscato or a sweet Riesling.
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Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2011 by memere7
As one reader suggested I added 1 tbl. flour. I prefer cake-like cookies to flat crispy cookies so this way I could roll the tbl. of dough into a ball before baking. Note I used 1 tbl. instead of the teas. the recipe suggests. It yielded 2 1/2 doz. cookies. I will definitly make again. found the lemon drop cookes at Publix & crushed in the food processor.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2011 by J-zel
Made these yesterday, for our Christmas get-together. I looked and looked for lemon drop candies but couldn`t find them so I bought 3 bags of fruit flavoured Life Savers (the ones that are larger than usual, individually wrapped) and got just the right amount of crushed candy. They are really, really good! I crushed the candy with a hammer, maybe I`ll try the blender next time...Mine also flattened somewhat, would it really prevent that to add a bit of flour? Regardless, they look nice (I added coloured red and green sugar on top) and taste wonderful (I was hard not to eat more than one!). The idea of using candy canes, or perhaps others, opens up loads of possibilities!Merry Christmas!
Made these yesterday, for our Christmas get-together. I looked and looked for lemon drop candies but couldn`t find them so I bought 3 bags of fruit flavoured Life Savers (the ones that are larger than usual, individually wrapped) and got just the right amount of crushed candy. They are really, really good! I crushed the candy with a hammer, maybe I`ll try the blender next time...
Mine also flattened somewhat, would it really prevent that to add a bit of flour? Regardless, they look nice (I added coloured red and green sugar on top) and taste wonderful (I was hard not to eat more than one!). The idea of using candy canes, or perhaps others, opens up loads of possibilities!
Merry Christmas!
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2011 by grandmasonnalea
I finally found the lemon drops at Walgreens. They were very easy to crush in the blender. I would suggest baking one test cookie as I feel mine could have used another tablespoon or so of flour as they spread like Mexican lace cookies. The flavor is excellent and I will definitely make them again.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by nanasdj1
These are very good. Only let them cool down before trying to remove from pan or they will stick.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by JoanieC1965
I ran across this recipe a few years ago - and I find that the lemon reminds me of spring. So when this Christmas rolled around - I used this recipe but instead of crushing up lemon drops - I crushed up a box of 99 cent candy canes. The turned out GREAT and they were so festive with the candy cane melted inside the cookie. VERY GOOD!
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2011 by jessicaso
i change up a little bit,i didn't put the candy lemon drop,i just put 1 tablespoon of lemon zest and 1 tbsp of orange zest,some drops of lemon juice and orange juice,1/4 cup of splenda,1/4 brown sugar,1/4regular sugar,and it was better than the original recipe,it woth to try it.
Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2011 by angelgirl70
Yummy! I didn't have half and half, so I substituted a tablespoon of sour cream. These are just as good as they sound!!
Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by raesan
What is the best way to crush the lemon drop candy? Thank you
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2011 by supersportgirl
Do these cookies come out soft or crunchy/crisp??
Reviewed on Apr. 12, 2010 by kflohr
These were super yummy and very easy to make! Highly recommended if you like lemon flavor.
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