Lemon-Rosemary Butter Cookies
Makes about 40 cookies
The rosemary and lemon aromas of these cookies will make your kitchen smell like an
Italian bakery.
- 4 oz. (1 stick) butter, softened
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp. finely chopped rosemary
- ½ tsp. finely grated lemon zest
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1 cup flour
- ⅓ cup corn flour
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ½ cup turbinado or sanding sugar for decorating
1. Beat butter, sugar, rosemary, and lemon zest with electric mixer 3 minutes, or until creamy. Beat in egg yolks and vanilla.
2. Whisk together flours, baking powder, and salt in bowl. Add to butter mixture, and beat until just combined. Shape into 2 1-inch-wide logs. Wrap in wax paper, and chill 2 hours.
3. Preheat oven to 325°F. Spray 2 baking sheets with cooking spray. Slice cookies into 1/3-inch-thick rounds. Place turbinado sugar in bowl and press one cut side of cookies into sugar. Place sugar-side up on baking sheets. Bake 15 minutes, or until golden brown on bottoms. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
April 2008
Just tried it. My first batch were burnt black. But I believe it is because I have a gas oven. I turned the oven down to 250 and cooked for 15 minutes. Now I recommend you triple the recipe! Its really good. Subtly sweet. Crumbles in your mouth. And with the rosemary and lemon the flavors make you smile and satisfied that its not just another cookie. I think it would taste very good with tea. I also think when you make this recipe you might want to make lemon meringue with it. Maybe that way you'll have use with a lemon with no rind and left over egg whites.
Susan - 2012-12-19 21:40:45