Christmas Cookies
Christmas Cookies
Italian Lemon Cookies
1cup butter, softened
½ cup sugar
3 eggs separated
2 tsp grated lemon peel
2½ cups of plain flour
coloured sugar [optional golden caster sugar]
In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks and lemon peel. Gradually beat in the flour. Refrigerate, cov-ered, for 1 hour or until firm enough to shape. Pre-heat oven 180C. Shape [roll] level tablespoons of dough into 6 inch ropes. Shape each rope into as ‘S’, an then coil each end until it touches the centre. [this will make an ‘8’ shape]. Place 2 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets [non stick]. Whisk egg whites, brush over cookies. Sprinkle with the sugar. Bake for 12-14 mins until bottoms are brown. Cool on wire racks. Should make about 36 cookies