Lemon Nut Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ cup margarine
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 1 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Directions
step 1: Cream margarine with sugar. Add egg yolk (reserve egg white), lemon juice and grated lemon and orange peels and beat. Add flour and mix well. Chill for one hour.
step 2: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
step 3: Dip a teaspoonful of dough into slightly beaten egg white and then into nuts. Place nut side up, 2 inches apart on lightly-oiled cookie sheet. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. Transfer to cooling rack immediately.
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