Dear Lemon,
I hate to bring this up. I know, the last time I wrote, it was well, to sort of break it off with you. You know the story: I needed you; you were never there; someone else was. I admit, the time I spent with Key Lime was wonderful. But, I admit he was much more sour than you.
Why do I tell you all this? You see, while I was away from the US there has been all this talk about the new one in the family. Your cousin, Meyer. You’ve heard what they have said, I am sure. Seems he is like every girls best friend. A sweet guy. And so many other things.
Well, I met him. And I fell for him. Hard. I never knew love could be so sweet. I guess I just felt like you should hear the news from me.
Meyer Lemon Cookies
from my dear friend Karen
Makes about 161 1/4 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1/3 cup of milk
juice from half a lemon
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
1/3 cup of butter, softened
1/2 cup of sugar
1 egg
for the icing:
1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
1 tablespoon of light corn syrup
juice of half a lemon
zest of a whole lemon
1 tablespoon of water
1. Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. In a measuring cup, combine milk, lemon juice and vanilla. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix well. Mix in flour mixture, alternating with milk on low speed until smooth
3. Scoop out batter onto a baking sheet, about 6 to a sheet as they do spread. Bake in a 350F oven for 11-13 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Allow to cool two minutes on a tray and then transfer to a cooling rack.
4. While the cookies are baking, prepare the icing by mixing together the powdered sugar, corn syrup, lemon juice, lemon zest and water. Once the cookies have cooled slightly, spread the icing over the cookies. Cool completely.
Those cookies sound and look delicious!
They look absolutely delicious! Perfect with tea. I have heard so much about your new friend Meyer, tell him that if he ever wants to go north, I know lots of Canadian gals who would like to show him their hospitality!
they seem very nice!
I fell in love with cousin Meyer 2 winters ago and now he is gone and will return only next winter,till then I will have to do with the less attractive cousin Lemon. Yummy, your cookies sound so yummy!
But I still love Lemon. Am I just bad girl who’s happy to two time? Yes.
Glorious cookies.
I love Lemon but yes, I love cousin Meyer even more. Glad you finally met him!
Here’s a recipe for a sliced Meyer lemon tart:
http://bungalowbarbara.blogspot.com/search/label/YWP-You%20Want%20Pies%20With%20That%3F
oh these must be delicious. Pity I don t find meyer lemons here
LOL – sounds like an affair worth having. Gorgeous looking biscuits.
Ahh, love the sexy post. And I’m falling for those cookies too.
Love the letter at the beginning of the post! I still can’t get my hands on Meyer lemons in France… but these look amazing! I guess there are some good reasons to go back to the States…
What a coincidence, as I am about to have a chance to meet this Meyer guy this week! Can’t wait as I have heard so many wonderful things about Meyer. Your cookies look just splendid-love the vibrant colors.
Nice.
I loved your letter to the lemon last time and I love this one as well! You fickle, fickle woman!
Hiya,
Love your cookies – especially the lemon icing! Speaking of which, I have a new Spanish Kitchen gadget for lemons you might be interest in – you can even win one on my blog
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