Best Family Favourite Lemonia Cookies 1968 Indiana Recipes

LEMON COOKIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Cream sugar, butter, and lemon zest together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Combine eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a cup; mix using a fork until combined. Beat into egg mixture slowly on low speed.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add to egg mixture slowly on low speed until just combined. Do not overbeat; dough will be sticky. Cover and chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes; it will still be sticky after chilling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Form dough into balls using a cookie scoop or tablespoon and roll each in powdered sugar. Place onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Lightly smash each ball down using your hand.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the middle of each cookie is just barely set, 11 to 12 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack completely before storing in an airtight container.

LEMONIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dissolve the ammonia in the milk, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the lard and sugar until smooth. Mix in the lemon oil, eggs, and salt. Stir in the milk alternately with the flour to form a soft but manageable dough. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten the cookies using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

FAMILY FAVOURITE LEMONIA COOKIES 1968 INDIANA)

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar,salt, lemon oil and eggs well.
• Add ammonia powder to warmed cream.
• Then add the flour with milk mixture alternately with the creamed mixture.
• Make sure you have a nice soft non sticky dough,that will be nice for rolling out, but not too firm. Sometimes I do have to add a bit more flour. But if adding too much flour will make a dry cookie, and get stale faster.
• Chill covered dough.
• Roll on floured board about 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut with round cookie 2 inch cutter.
• Place on parchment lined sheet, or greased baking sheet.
• Well apart as they rise and spread into big cookies.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes.
• These are done when touched with finger and they spring back, and should still be white in colour, just starting to get slight golden on bottoms.
• Allow to cool.
• Frost with an icing sugar and butter with touch of cream to the thickness you like, flavour with extracts that you also like, and colour tints.
• This cookies is usually large and thick, lemon flavoured slightly.
• After frosting I also sprinkle a little coconut on top too.
• Keep in a tight fitting tin.

LEMON TEA COOKIES

Steps:

• In large bowl, beat butter, 1/3 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Stir in flour until dough forms. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart. Press thumb into center of each ball to make indentation.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In 1-quart saucepan, heat all filling ingredients over low heat about 25 minutes, stirring constantly, until smooth and thickened. Cool slightly, about 15 minutes.
• Fill each thumbprint with rounded 1/4 measuring teaspoon filling. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon powdered sugar over cookies.