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Lemon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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My grandmother always made these cookies for us for Christmas, and now I have inherited that task. I make them throughout the year because I enjoy baking a lot. With rich cream cheese in the dough and the sugary almond topping, a batch doesn’t last long at our house!

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Lemon Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 54 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1-1/4 cups sugar
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 teaspoon lemon extract
1-1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/3 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 teaspoon salt
TOPPING:
1 egg
1 egg white
Sugar
1/2 cup sliced almonds

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the shortening, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, lemon peel and extract. Combine the flour, oats and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Beat egg and egg white; brush over dough. Sprinkle with sugar; top with almonds.
Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 83 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 29 mg sodium, 9 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Oatmeal Cookies in Country Extra May 2006, p51

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Reviewed on Sep. 24, 2012 by Kris Countryman

I was looking for something different and the lemon in this oatmeal cookie was just wonderful. Great recipe.

Reviewed on Dec. 10, 2009 by Punskee

My Church had a Christmas Cookie Exchange contest. I had a team of six boys and girls and we baked this cookie. We won the contest. Everyone LOVED this cookie. The kids and I had a good time baking it. This will definately be a cookie I will bake over and over again.