2 lg Lemons
1/2 lb Unsalted butter
1/4 ts Vanilla extract
2 c Sugar
1 ts Salt
1 Egg
3 c Semolina
1 c All-purpose flour
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1/4 c Sugar
TO DUST THE COOKIES—–
USING A GRATER, grate lemon peels, removing only the yellow part.
Place the grated peel in a mixing bowl. Squeeze the lemon juice and
set aside in a small bowl. Combine the butter, vanilla, sugar and
salt in an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, if you have one, and
beat together at medium speed until creamy. Add the egg, 1/2 cup
lemon juice and grated rind and beat until incorporated. Reserve any
extra lemon j
PREHEAT OVEN TO 325F. Working on a marble or wooden surface, unwrap
the dough log and cut into rounds about 1/2-inch thick. Sprinkle each
round with a little sugar and lightly flatten the rounds with a
rolling pin. Place the rounds on an unbuttered cookie The cookies
will be chewy at first, but will harden as they cool.
MICHAEL ROBERTS – PRODIGY GUEST CHEFS COOKBOOK
Yields
84 servings