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Healthy Recipes:Lemon Drop Cookies
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WHOLE–WHEAT HOLIDAY TREAT
The holiday baking buzz is in full swing this week. Celebrate with these lighter
dessert favorites. They're made with whole–wheat pastry flour and unsalted
butter for a crisper and more flavorful cookie.
LEMON DROP COOKIES
*Canola oil cooking spray 	*1 cup whole–wheat pastry flour 	*1 cup unbleached
all–purpose flour 	*1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 	*1 small or 1/2 large lemon
	*2 Tbsp. cold water 	*6 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons 	*1 large
egg 	*1 cup sugar 	*3/4 tsp. salt
Set racks in top and bottom third of oven. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat
two baking sheets with cooking spray, and set aside.
In mixing bowl, whisk the two flours with baking power, and set aside.
Using swivel-blade peeler, zest lemon. Cut off two ends, and standing lemon on
one end on work surface, use sharp knife to remove white pith in strips,
discarding pith. Cut lemon flesh into chunks and place in blender, add water and
zest, and whirl until lemon is pureed and zest finely chopped. Add butter, egg,
sugar, and salt to blender, and whirl until mixture is smooth.
Pour lemon mixture over dry ingredients and whisk until they are well combined.
Drop batter, by scant teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets, using a second
teaspoon to push and shape the batter into rounded, 3/4-inch buttons. Space
cookies 2 inches apart to allow for spreading.
Bake cookies for 5 minutes. Rotate pans and reverse their position in oven. Bake
5 minutes longer, or until cookies have dark brown ring around edges and are
browned on bottom. Cool cookies on baking sheets for 1 minute, then transfer
them with a spatula to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies will be crisp when
cooled.
If reusing, wipe baking sheets with paper towel and re-spray them.
These cookies keep for 5 days layered between wax paper sheets in airtight
container. If they soften let cookies stand on a plate and they will regain
their snap.
Makes 5 1/2 dozen cookies
Serving Size: 3 cookies
Per serving: 100 calories, 3.5 g total fat (2 g saturated fat), 17g
carbohydrate,
1 g protein, 1g dietary fiber, 110 mg sodium.
From AICR.org