Good Cookie Recipe

Good Cookie Recipe

LEMON POPPY-SEED COOKIES

MAKES ABOUT 30

INGREDIENTS:

¼ cup fresh lemon juice, plus 3 ½ teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest (2 to 3 lemons)

8 oz. (2 sticks) unsalted butter

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 ½ cups sugar

1 large egg

2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

1 Tablespoon poppy seeds, plus more for sprinkling

Directions/prep:

1.Preheat oven to 375 degrees Farenheit. Bring lemon juice to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat;cook until reduced by half. Add 1 stick butter. Stir until melted.

2.Whisk together flour,baking powder, and salt. Cream remaining stick of butter and 1 cup sugar on medium speed in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with paddle attatchment. Mix in egg and lemon butter. Mix until pale,about 3 minutes. Mix in vanilla and 2 teaspoon zest. Mix in flour mixture and poppy seeds.

3. Stir together remaining ½ cup sugar and 1 ½ teaspoons zest. Roll spoonfuls of dough into 1 ¼ inch balls; roll them in sugar mixture. Place 2 inches apart on baking sheets. Press each with the flat end of a glass dipped in sugar mixture until ¼ inch thick. Sprinkle with seeds.

4.Bake until just browned around bottom edges,10 to 11 minutes. Transfer to wire racks;let cool completely. Store in an airtight container up to 1 week.

Enjoy Lemon lovers!