Lemon Drop Cookie
Single six-dozen batch
Blue Binder Single handwritten page
Yield: about 6 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup Butter softened (unsalted)
- 2 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2/3 cup Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated Lemon Peel
- 2 1/2 cups all purpose Flour
- 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 1/2 - 2 teaspoon Lemon extract
Directions
- In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, lemon juice and peel. Combine flour Baking Powder & Baking Soda, gradually add to cream mixture and mix well. Drop by teaspoonfull - 2 inches apart on to Greased Baking sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 11 minutes or until edges began to Brown. Remove to Wire rack to cool.
Timing: 11 minutes
Temperature: 350°
Equipment: mixing bowl; teaspoon; Greased Baking sheet; Wire rack; #70 ice cream scoop
Notes
- I use a #70 ice cream scoop
As written
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Double batch
Blue Binder Double handwritten page
Yield: about 6 dozen
Ingredients
- 2 cup Butter softened (No Substitute)
- 4 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 2/3 cup Lemon juice
- 2 Tablespoon grated Lemon Peel
- 9 cups all purpose Flour
- 4 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 2 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 4 teaspoon Lemon extract
Directions
- In mixing Bowl cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, Lemon juice and peel. Drop by teaspoon full 2" inches apart onto greased Baking Sheet. Remove to wire rack to Cool.
- Drop by teaspoon full 2 inches apart onto greased Baking Sheet.
- Bake at 350° for 11 minutes or until edges began to Brown. Remove to wire rack to cool.
Timing: 11 minutes
Temperature: 350°
Equipment: measuring vessels; mixing Bowl; beater or mixer; citrus grater; teaspoon or #40 ice cream scoop; greased Baking Sheet; oven; wire rack
Notes
- I use a #40 ice cream scoop
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Single and Double ingredient quantities
- Blue Binder Single handwritten page
- 1 cup butter, 2 cups sugar, 3 eggs, 1/3 cup lemon juice, 1 tablespoon peel, 4 1/2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon soda, 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoons extract
- Blue Binder Double handwritten page
- 2 cups butter, 4 cups sugar, 6 eggs, 2/3 cup lemon juice, 2 tablespoons peel, 9 cups flour, 4 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons soda, 4 teaspoons extract
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