Zucchini Lemon Drop Cookies Food

ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the egg then stir in the zucchini. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; stir into the zucchini mixture. Mix in raisins. Cover dough and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheet. Cookies should be about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven until set. Allow cookies to cool slightly on the cookie sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

LEMON ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Coat cookie sheets with nonstick cooking spray. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, lemon juice, and lemon peel. Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt just until the dry ingredients are mixed. Stir in the zucchini and nuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until cookies are golden around the edges. Remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
• *Note: Mr. Food topped these with a homemade glaze made of 1/2 cup confectioners sugar and 2 teaspoons of fresh lemon juice combined together and drizzled over the cooled cookies.

ZUCCHINI LEMON DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
• Beat in the eggs, zucchini and lemon peel.
• In another bowl combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; gradually add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture.
• Stir in the raisins and nuts.
• Drop by tablespoon 3 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For glaze: combine sugar and enough lemon juice to achieve a thin spreading consistency.
• Spread or drizzle over cooled cookies.

LEMON-ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• Stir together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl of mixer, cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in egg and peel until fluffy. At low speed or with rubber scraper, stir in flour mixture until dough is smooth. Stir in zucchini and walnuts. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on greased cookie sheets. Bake in preheated 375 degree F. oven 15 to 20 minutes or until very lightly browned. While warm, drizzle lightly with Lemon Frost. Cool on racks. LEMON FROST: Mix well 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1-1/2 tablespoons lemon juice.

LEMON ZUCCHINI DROPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg, zuchini and lemon peel. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in rasins/cranberries and nuts.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls 3 in. apart on lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 375 for 8-10 min. or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.
• For glaze. Combine sugar and enough lemon juice to achive a thin spreading consistency. Spread or drizzle over cooled cookies.

LEMON DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Make Cookie: Combine the 1/2 pound butter and confectioner's sugar in a mixer bowl. Beat together for 30 seconds.
• Add flour and mix well.
• Using 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoons dough per cookie, roll into balls and place an inch or 2 apart on a greased or parchment lined baking sheet.
• Using a glass coated with cooking spray or your hand (I just use my fingers), lightly flatten the balls into a circle. Using your thumb or the back of a 1/4 teaspoon measuring spoon, create a dent in the center of each cookie.
• Bake in preheated 350 oven 10-12 minutes. Remove to rack and cool.
• Make lemon Curd: In a small non-reactive saucepan, combine the egg, granulated sugar, 1 1/2 T. butter, lemon juice and lemon rind. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until thick and bubbly. Or, use a double boiler. Let cool 5 minutes. Spoon @ 1/2 t. curd into dent of each cookie. Sprinkle with confectioners sugar if desired.

LEMON ZUCCHINI COOKIES

Steps:

• combine flour, baking powder and salt.and set aside.
• cream butter and sugar, beat in egg and lemon rind.
• stir in flour mixture till smooth.
• stir in zucchini mixture and nuts.
• drop by rounded tspful on greased cookie sheet.
• bake at 375* for 15-20 minutes.
• drizzle with lemon glaze while still warm.
• to prepare GLAZE:.
• mix glaze ingredients until smooth.

MELT-IN-YOUR-MOUTH LEMON DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F
• In large bowl, beat butter and 1 cup powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed. Stir in flour, cornstarch, lemon zest and vanilla until well blended.
• Shape dough into 3/4-inch balls and place about 1 1/2 inches apart on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and flatten a little.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes, or until edges are light golden brown. Remove carefully from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.
• Whisk together 1 cup powdered sugar, lemon juice, and zest in a small bowl. Stir in additional juice if necessary, or powdered sugar to thicken.
• Dip the tops of the cooled cookies in icing and place on the parchment paper that you baked the cookies on, to harden.

LEMON-ZUCCHINI CORNMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees;. In a large bowl, mix the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Stir in vanilla, lemon zest, and salt. Add flour and cornmeal and mix until the mixture is crumbly. Add zucchini and stir until a thick dough forms.
• 2. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons, 2 inches apart, onto two parchment-lned baking sheets. Bake until cookies are light golden brown at edges, 25 to 30 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.