Lemon Lime Sugar Cookies

These old fashioned, crackly sugar cookies

are flavored with lemon and lime for

a refreshing change.

Preparation: 10 – 15 minutes, plus baking time. Makes 50 cookies (3-1/2 pounds cookie dough)

4cups all-purpose flour

2teaspoons baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut in 8 pieces

1/2 cup vegetable shortening

2-1/2 cups granulated sugar, divided

1/2 cup Lyle’s Golden Syrup (may use light corn syrup)

2large eggs

zest of 1 lemon (bitter white pith removed), finely chopped

zest of 1 lime (bitter white pith removed), finely chopped

1teaspoon lemon extract

1teaspoon lime extract

Preheat oven to 350° F. Line baking sheets with parchment.

Place the flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Use speed 1 to blend and aerate, 20 seconds. Reserve.

Place the butter and 2 cups of the sugar in a large bowl. Use speed 1 to blend, 30 seconds. Cream until light and fluffy using speed 5, 1-1/2 minutes.

Add syrup, eggs, and zests. Mix on speed 3 for 30 to 40 seconds until smooth. Add extracts; mix on speed 2 for 30 seconds. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture in two additions; beat on Speed 2 until well mixed.

Using 1-1/2 tablespoons of dough, shape into round balls and dip in remaining sugar to coat. (For ease and speed, use an ice cream scoop.) Arrange balls on parchment lined baking sheet 2-1/2 inches apart. Press each ball gently with the flat bottom of a glass. Bake in preheated 350° F oven for 10 to 12 minutes, until crackled and just beginning to turn golden. Remove from oven, let cool on baking sheet for 2 to 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Store between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container.

Nutritional information per cookie:

Calories 116 (31% from fat) • carb. 19g • pro. 1g • fat 15g • sat. fat 2g • chol. 13mg • sod. 72mg • calc. 5mg • fiber 0g

Meringue Kisses

Light as a cloud, these little kisses are just the thing when the sweet tooth bites.

Preparation: 15 – 20 minutes, plus baking and resting times.

Makes 36

1tablespoon butter, melted

2tablespoons powdered sugar

4large egg whites

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

3/4 cup granulated sugar (superfine is best)

1teaspoon vanilla or almond extract

2ounces chopped semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate (1/8-inch chop)

Preheat oven to 225° F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Brush the parchment lightly with the melted butter, then dust with powdered sugar, shaking off excess sugar.

Place the egg whites and cream of tar- tar in a medium mixing bowl. Start mix- ing the egg whites and cream of tartar on speed 1/Low, increasing gently to speed 5/High. Whip until soft peaks form, 1-1/2 to 2 minutes (depending on temperature of egg whites). Sprinkle sugar 1 tablespoon at a time over egg whites and beat on speed 5/High after each addition, until stiff peaks form and mixture is shiny but not dry, about 4 minutes total. Add the vanilla and beat on speed 1/Low to blend in, 10 seconds.

Using a clean rubber spatula, fold in chopped chocolate. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto prepared baking sheets, or gently place meringue mix- ture in a large pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch plain tip and pipe out “kisses”. Bake in preheated oven for 1-1/2 hours;

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Cuisinart HTM-3 HTM-5 manual Lemon Lime Sugar Cookies, Meringue Kisses
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