Lemon Thins

These lemon cookies are made healthier with whole-wheat pastry flour, and they get their zippy flavor from fresh lemon zest and juice rather than lemon extract. This lemon cookie recipe would be the perfect accompaniment to afternoon tea.

Prep/Cook Time: 45 Minutes, Servings: 30

Ingredients

• 1¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
• ⅓ cup cornstarch
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup sugar, divided
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 large egg white
• 1½ teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2 baking sheets with cooking spray.
2. Whisk flour, cornstarch, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat ½ cup sugar, butter and oil in another mixing bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Add egg white, lemon zest and vanilla; beat until smooth. Beat in lemon juice. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and fold in with a rubber spatula just until combined.
3. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls, 2 inches apart, onto the prepared baking sheets. Place the remaining ¼ cup sugar in a saucer. Coat the bottom of a wide-bottomed glass with cooking spray and dip it in the sugar. Flatten the dough with the glass into 2½-inch circles, dipping the glass in the sugar each time.
4. Bake the cookies until they are just starting to brown around the edges, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to a flat surface (not a rack) to crisp.

Nutritional Information

Per Serving: 60 calories; 2 g fat (1 g sat, 1 g mono); 2 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 5 g added sugars; 5 g total sugars; 1 g protein; 0 g fiber; 46 mg sodium; 10 mg potassium

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