{"id":531,"date":"2010-03-17T17:40:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T21:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/?p=531"},"modified":"2010-03-17T17:40:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T21:40:53","slug":"the-bitten-words-lemony-sugar-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mimbly.com\/wordpress\/2010\/03\/17\/the-bitten-words-lemony-sugar-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Bitten Word’s Lemony Sugar Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"

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2 eggs
\n2 cups sugar, plus additional sugar for sprinkling
\n1\/2 cup buttermilk
\n2\/3 cup vegetable shortening
\n1 teaspoon vanilla extract
\n1 teaspoon baking soda
\n2 1\/2 cups all-purpose flour
\n1 teaspoon salt
\n1 1\/2 tablespoon lemon zest (from 1 lemon)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine eggs, sugar, buttermilk, shortening and vanilla extract until smooth. Fold in baking soda, flour and salt.\u00c2\u00a0 Add zest. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Line baking sheets with parchment. Drop 1 tablespoon size portions of cookie dough onto the sheet, with at least 2 inches between each round of dough. Bake for 15 minutes.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

If you prefer a thinner cookie, in the final 2 minutes of baking, use a spatula to flatten each cookie. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Sprinkle cookies with a light dusting of sugar and allow them to cook on racks.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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