Meyer Iced Lemon Cookies Recipe

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Meyer Iced Lemon Cookies
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Directions:

  1. Using a microplane grater, remove the zest from 4 Meyer lemons. Reserve 1 1/2 tablespoons for the dough.
  2. Mix butter on high speed until fluffy and add sugar and egg. Continue mixing on medium speed and add vanilla and lemon rind. In a separate bowl, mix together dry ingredients until blended. Mixing on low speed, slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed butter mixture until blended, scraping the sides of the bowl occasionally. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  3. While the dough is being chilled, juice the lemons you removed the zest from earlier. Add the remaining lemon rind to the juice and slowly mix in the powdered sugar. It's better to err on the side of too thick for the icing as runny icing won't form nice stripes.
  4. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll into 1 1/4 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten the cookies with a glass or measuring cup. Coat the bottom of the glass or cup with sugar between flattening. Try to get the cookies around 1/4 inch in height.
  5. Bake 9- 11 (If you want a crisper cookie you may need 11+ minutes. Other wise 9-10 should give you a softer cookie.) minutes at 375 degrees until edges are just turning golden. Remove from oven and tranfer to cooling racks to cool completely.
  6. Set a plastic bag in a glass and pour the icing mixture into the plastic bag. Snip the corner off the plastic bag and pipe stripes along the cooled cookie tops. Let the icing harden fully before transferring to storage container.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2405.83 Kcal (10073 kJ)
Calories from fat 1203.19 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 133.69g 206%
Cholesterol 217.24mg 72%
Sodium 4078.65mg 170%
Potassium 2807.66mg 60%
Total Carbs 280.9g 94%
Sugars 117.94g 472%
Dietary Fiber 12.5g 50%
Protein 27.29g 55%
Vitamin C 2.3mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 30%
Iron 7.5mg 41%
Calcium 475.9mg 48%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 457.17 Kcal (1914 kJ)
Calories from fat 228.64 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.4g 206%
Cholesterol 41.28mg 72%
Sodium 775.04mg 170%
Potassium 533.52mg 60%
Total Carbs 53.38g 94%
Sugars 22.41g 472%
Dietary Fiber 2.38g 50%
Protein 5.19g 55%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 4%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 30%
Iron 1.4mg 41%
Calcium 90.4mg 48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 58.5
    Points
  • 66
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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