Sweet Lemon-Thyme Crisps
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 teaspoons finely chopped fresh lemon thyme or regular thyme leaves
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 1/2 tablespoons finely grated fresh lemon zest
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated peeled fresh gingerroot
- confectioners' sugar for dusting
- Into a bowl sift together flour, baking soda, and salt and stir in thyme.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat together butter, granulated sugar, and zest until light and fluffy.
- Add egg, beating until combined well, and beat in lemon juice and gingerroot.
- Add flour mixture, beating until just combined.
- Halve dough and on separate sheets of wax paper form each half into a 14- by 1 1/2-inch log, using wax paper as a guide.
- Freeze logs, wrapped in wax paper and foil, about 20 minutes, or until firm, and up to 3 weeks.
- If frozen solid, bring logs to cool room temperature for ease of slicing.
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Cut 1 log diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick ovals and halve each slice diagonally.
- Arrange cookies about 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets and bake in batches in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until golden, about 12 minutes total.
- Immediately transfer crisps with a spatula to racks to cool.
- Make more cookies with remaining log if desired.
- Dust cookies lightly with confectioners' sugar.
flour, baking soda, salt, thyme, unsalted butter, sugar, lemon zest, egg, lemon juice, gingerroot, confectioners
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/sweet-lemon-thyme-crisps-14225 (may not work)