This recipe is called Lemon and Poppy Seed Slices from Better Homes and Gardens 100 best cookies. There is a similar recipe in Baking Illustrated (Lemon-Poppy Seed Sugar Cookies). The BH&G recipe has less butter, slightly less sugar, and no baking powder compared to the BI recipe. These cookies came out okay. I though the flavor was really flat. They were lemony, but overrun with white sugar and white flour. And I overbaked them. However, they were very easy to mix and the slice and bake method worked like a charm. But I think I will try the BI next time I make these. Hopefully the extra butter will add more flavor, and the baking powder a little lift. The BI recipe also includes a small amount of brown sugar for added flavor.
¾ c butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 T milk
2 t shredded lemon peel
½ t vanilla
½ t lemon extract
2 ¼ c AP flour (11.5 oz)
2 T poppy seeds
Sanding sugar
Mix dough – creaming method. Shape dough into log, chill, then slice and bake at 375 10-12 minutes.
¾ c butter
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 T milk
2 t shredded lemon peel
½ t vanilla
½ t lemon extract
2 ¼ c AP flour (11.5 oz)
2 T poppy seeds
Sanding sugar
Mix dough – creaming method. Shape dough into log, chill, then slice and bake at 375 10-12 minutes.
No comments:
Post a Comment