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Citrus Cookies: Picnic Food

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Now it’s time for my favorite part of the Picnic…dessert! These Citrus Cookies are light, buttery and a fresh taste.  I added lemon and orange, but you could certainly use whatever flavor you like best.

{adapted from Lemon Drop Cookies}

Citrus Cookies

Citrus Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter, softened {I use I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter}
  • 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1 Egg Yolk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cup Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest, finely chopped
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest, finely chopped
  • 2-3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
  • Powdered Sugar for dusting

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine butter, sugar, egg yolk and vanilla in large bowl, beat until well mixed. Add flour and salt, beat well.
  2. Divide dough in half. Add lemon juice and zest to one half of dough. Add orange juice and zest to the other half.
  3. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Place on greased or parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 – 15 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove from cookie sheets and let cool.
  4. Dust with Powdered Sugar if desired.
Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 0Total Fat: 0g

Enjoy our other Picnic Food…

Southwest Chicken Wraps

Southwest Layered Dip

Frozen Strawberry Lemonade

Still to come…Superman {Ice Cream} Cupcakes in a Jar

3 Comments

  1. Hello Liz,

    I’m an editor for RecipeLion, I discovered your site a little while back and have been enjoying it immensely. I really loved these picnic recipe ideas! Especially the lemon drop cookies, I’m a sucker for lemon desserts.

    I also wanted to let you know I linked to this post from a recent blog post I did regarding picnic recipes. If you’d like to see it you can find that here:
    http://www.recipelionblog.com/get-outside-and-enjoy-an-old-fashioned-picnic-with-these-easy-picnic-recipes/

    Thanks as always for the wonderful tips and recipes. I’m sure we’ll be linking to other recipes in the future.

    Sarah @ RecipeLion

    1. Thanks so much Sarah! I’m thrilled you enjoy Hoosier Homemade, and am honored you included my Picnic ideas.

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