Shelly's Recipe

LEMON POPPY SEED COOKIES

Category: Cookies

2 cup flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp grated lemon zest
1 tsp ground coriander
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1/4 cup salted butter; softened
1 cup sugar
2 egg yolks
1 egg
1 1/2 tsp lemon extract

Preheat oven to 300. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking soda, lemon zest coriander and poppy seeds. Mix well with a wire whisk and set aside.

In a large bowl cream butter and sugar with electric mixer at medium speed until mixture forms a grainy paste. Scrape down side of bowl, then add yolks, egg and lemon extract. Beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and mix at low speed just until combined. Do not over mix.

Drop by rounded tbsp onto ungreased cookie sheets, 2 inches apart. Bake for 23-25 minutes until cookies are slightly brown along edges. Immediately transfer cookies with a spatula to a cool surface.