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Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies

Short, sandy butter cookies on the 3-2-1 cookie ratio (3 parts flour, 2 parts butter, 1 part sugar by weight), bright with the zest of three lemons and speckled with poppy seeds. The dough also rolls into a log for slice-and-bake.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 41 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 25 ggranulated sugar
  • 45 gunsalted butter, soft but not melted
  • 1large eggoptional
  • ½ tsppoppy seeds
  • ½lemons, finely zested
  • 0.13 tspvanilla extract
  • 70 gall-purpose flour

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Poppy seeds
  • Wheat
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Vanilla
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Richness / fat

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stand mixer
  • Kitchen scale

Season

  • Spring

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: low

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