Best Lemon Delights Recipes

LEMON DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except egg white, flour, nuts and Lemon Cheese Filling. With mixer, beat until well blended. Beat in flour. Wrap dough in plastic wrap.
• Chill at least 1 hour.
• Shape into 1-inch balls. With mixer, beat egg white lightly. Dip balls in egg white; roll in nuts. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Press thumb deep into center of each cookie; fill with Lemon Cheese Filling (recipe below).
• Bake in preheated 375 degrees oven 10 minutes or until filling is set. Cool slightly; remove from baking sheets. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
• Lemon Cheese Filling Directions: Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, ReaLemon® and 1 drop of yellow food coloring, if desired, until well blended and smooth.

GINGER-LEMON DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie ingredients until very soft dough forms (dough will be sticky).
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth. Spread glaze on cookies. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger.

LEMON CREAM CHEESE DELIGHTS

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat 375° F. Cream together cream cheese, butter, and sugar.
• 2. Add egg, lemon zest and lemon juice. Mix well.
• 3. Sift together baking powder, salt, and flour.
• 4. Mix flour mixture into butter mixture. Dough will be very dry.
• 5. Beat in sour cream. Dough will be stiff still, but moist.
• 6. Form dough into one inch balls. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, about one inch apart.
• 7. Flatten slightly.
• 8. Bake at 375° F for 8-10 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
• 9. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
• 10. To store, place in an airtight container, separating layers with wax paper. Will store for about 3 days on the counter or freeze for up to 3 months.

GINGER LEMON DELIGHTS

Steps:

• 1. First pre-heat the oven to 375F. Then in a large bowl stir the cookie ingredients until soft dough forms. It will be sticky.
• 2. Next on an ungreased cookie sheets drop dough with 1 Tbsp size cookie scoop about 2 inches apart. Then bake for about 8 to 10 mins or until edges area light golden brown. Then let cool for 2 mins. Then remove from the cookie sheets to a cooling rack. Then let cool completely for about 30 mins.
• 3. Then in a samll bowl stir the powdered sugar,lemon peel & lemon juice together until smooth. Spreadover the cooled cookies & sprinkle with the chopped crystallized ginger.

GINGER LEMON DELIGHTS

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375.
• 2. Line a baking sheet with foil and set aside.
• 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer (or a large bowl), combine the cookie ingredients until very soft dough forms. It will be sticky, so don't worry about that.
• 4. Use a medium cookie scoop or tablespoon to scoop the dough into the prepared baking sheet, 2 inches apart, they spread a good bit so give them room.
• 5. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown and the cookies are just set.
• 6. Cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet, then remove to cooling racks to cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• 7. Meanwhile, stir together the powdered sugar, lemon zest and lemon juice until smooth.
• 8. When the cookies have cooled, spread a small amount of glaze on each cookie and top with a few pieces of the cystallized ginger.
• 9. Allow the glaze to firm up, then store in an airtight container.

GINGER-LEMON DELIGHTS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, stir cookie ingredients until very soft dough forms (dough will be sticky).
• On ungreased cookie sheets, drop dough with 1 tablespoon-size cookie scoop or by tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart.
• Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir powdered sugar, lemon peel and lemon juice until smooth. Spread glaze on cookies. Sprinkle with crystallized ginger.

LEMON DELIGHTS COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, egg and Cool Whip. The batter will be sticky!
• 2. Form dough into tablespoonfuls and roll in powdered sugar.
• 3. Bake for 8-15 minutes in hot 350 degree oven until the edges are golden. Allow to cool 1 minute on baking sheet; then remove to wire rack to cool completely.