Buttery Honey Cookies with Orange and Lemon Zest
- 1 3/4 cups pastry flour, whole wheat or white, or half whole wheat pastry, half white
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar or splender with 1/2 cup nonfat milk powder and 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons butter, unsalted softened, or half canola oil, half butter
- 1 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest finely grated
- 1 tablespoon orange zest finely grated
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- Mix together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt in a small bowl.
- Whisk sugar and butter in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, honey, lemon zest, orange zest and lemon extract, and beat until blended.
- Gradually add the flour mixture, beating on low speed just until combined.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough for at least 30 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper or nonstick baking mats, or coated with cooking spray.
- Roll the dough into 36 balls (about 2 level teaspoons each) with your hands.
- Arrange 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheets.
- Make about 36 cookies.
- Bake, one batch at a time, until puffed and beginning to crack, about 7 minutes.
- Cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store in an air-tight container, and they can be frozen well too.
pastry flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, sugar, butter, eggs, honey, lemon zest, orange zest, lemon
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/buttery-honey-cookies-orange-le-51329 (may not work)