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8 hours
Prep: 8 hours
Cook: 10 minutes
2022 calories per serving view nutrition facts
3-4 dozen
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| 2 | cups | butter | softened |
| 2 | cups | sugar | |
| 2 | large | eggs | |
| 1 | each | lemon | grated rind and juice |
| 4 | cups | flour, all-purpose | |
| 1 | teaspoon | baking powder | |
| 1 | pinch | salt | |
| 1/2 | pound | almonds | unblanched, finely ground or grated |
| 1 | x | colored sugar crystals | for garnish, optional |
Cream butter and sugar in large mixer bowl of electric mixer.
Beat in eggs, one at a time.
Beat in lemon rind and juice.
Mix flour, baking powder and salt.
Stir flour mixture and ground almonds into butter mixture to make a soft dough.
Divide dough into quarters.
Refrigerate dough, wrapped in wax paper, until firm, at least 8 hours or overnight.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Have ungreased baking sheets ready.
Roll out one dough portion on lightly floured pastry cloth with a lightly floured wax paper to 1/8 -inch thickness.
Cut out with cookie cutters.
Return dough to refrigerator if it gets too soft.
Transfer to baking sheets, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.
Sprinkle with colored sugar if desired.
Bake until very light brown at edges, 8 to 10 minutes.
Transfer to wire racks to cool.
Store in a covered tin.
| % Daily Value* | |
| Total Fat 125.0g | 192% |
| Saturated Fat 61.0g | 307% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 350mg | 117% |
| Sodium 692mg | 29% |
| Total Carbohydrate 208.0g | 69% |
| Dietary Fiber 10.0g | 41% |
| Sugars 104.0g | |
| Protein 29.0g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 59% | Vitamin C | 9% | |
| Calcium | 22% | Iron | 49% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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