Lemon Tea Cookies Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Lemon Tea Cookies Recipe). Every year at the holidays, I make Russian tea cakes. This year, the man in my life said it reminded him of the lemon cookies he used to love so much from a bakery he frequented in another town. I tried several recipes I found online and none were right, so I just made my own instead!

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 30

Yield: 65 cookies

Lemon Tea Cookies Recipe

Ingredients

¼ cup confectioners' sugar

or as needed

1 ½ cups pine nuts

1 ¼ cups unsalted butter

softened

3 ounces cream cheese

softened

¾ cup confectioners' sugar

1 large lemon

juiced and zested

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

4 teaspoons lemon extract

4 cups all-purpose flour

¾ teaspoon salt

Dessert

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Cover a wire rack with waxed paper. Pour 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar into a shallow bowl.

Step 2

Cook and stir pine nuts in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until browned 1 to 3 minutes. Transfer nuts to a food processor and grind until fine.

Step 3

Beat butter and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in 3/4-cup confectioners' sugar lemon juice lemon zest vanilla extract and lemon extract respectively beating well after each addition. Add ground pine nuts and mix until smooth and creamy.

Step 4

Whisk flour and salt together in a bowl. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until dough is just-combined. Drop dough in small scoops onto a baking sheet.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are firm and bottoms are golden brown 18 to 20 minutes. Roll baked cookies in confectioners' sugar in the shallow bowl and place on prepared wire rack to cool.

Nutritional Information

Lemon Tea Cookies Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:30

Calories: 196.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 3.7g 7%

Carbohydrates: 18.4g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 0.9g 4%

Sugars: 4.4g

Fat: 12.3g 19%

Saturated Fat: 6g 30%

Cholesterol: 23.5mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 277.6IU 6%

Niacin Equivalents: 2mg 15%

Vitamin C: 3mg 5%

Folate: 35.3mcg 9%

Calcium: 11.2mg 1%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 20.4mg 7%

Potassium: 70.8mg 2%

Sodium: 68.4mg 3%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 19%

Calories From Fat: 110.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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