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* Exported from MasterCook *

Lemon Drops 1

Recipe By :Family Circle
Serving Size : 42 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies Formed


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 cup unsalted butter -- softened
1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup ground macadamia nuts
2 teaspoons lemon zest
1/3 cup confectioner's sugar -- for coating

Beat together butter and 1/2 cup sugar in bowl until creamy. Add lemon
juice and vanilla.
On low speed, beat in flour, nuts and zest (dough will be slightly
stiff). Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate 1 hour.
Heat oven to 325º.
Pinch of heaping tablespoonfuls of dough. Roll into balls. Place 1-2"
apart on ungreased baking sheet.
Bake for 16-18 minutes, or until slightly browned near the bottoms of
the cookies. Remove to wire rack.
Sift remaining 1/3 sugar over still warm cookies to coat. Resift once
cooled, if desired.