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Italian Lemon Cookies

Name: Italian Lemon Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Cuisine: Europe, Italian
Ingredients: 1 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup sugar; 3 large eggs, room temperature, separated; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; Colored sugar

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch

Makes

3 dozen

Christmas wouldn't be the same without my grandmother's cookies. A plate full of these light and zesty cookies is divine!—Elisabeth Miller, Broadview Heights, Ohio

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Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup sugar
3 large eggs, room temperature, separated
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Colored sugar

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg yolks and lemon zest. Gradually beat in flour. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until firm enough to shape.
Preheat oven to 350°. Shape level tablespoons of dough into 6-in. ropes. Shape each rope into an “S”, then coil each end until it touches the center. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Whisk egg whites; brush over cookies. Sprinkle with colored sugar.
Bake until bottoms are brown, 12-14 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

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