- prep: 1 hr 25 min
- cook: 0 hr
- total: 1 hr 25 min
Summary
Citrus juice and zest go into the dough and glaze in these festive cookies. You can use lemon, lime, or orange with equally delicious results.
Ingredients
- 3 lemons, well scrubbed
- 3 oranges, well scrubbed
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
- 3 tablespoons to 1/4 cup lemon, lime, or orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon, lime, or orange zest
- 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons lemon, lime, or orange zest, or a combination, plus 4 teaspoons fresh juice
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- Yellow or orange food coloring (optional)
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 1975 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 63 g 96.36%
- Saturated Fat: 38 g 190.92%
- Trans Fat: 2 g %
- Cholesterol: 162 mg 53.97%
- Sodium: 838 mg 34.9%
- Calcium: 133 mg 13.3%
- Potassium: 449 mg 12.83%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 7 mg 39.06%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 344 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 7 g 29.39%
- Sugar: 226 g
- Protein: 17 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 43.97%
- Vitamin C 133.07%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat12
- Exchange - Fruit1
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs14
- Exchange - Starch7
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total9 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit1 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq