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Here is a simple recipe for soft and delicious cookies. You can customize them by adding chocolate chips or pumpkin seeds.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time20 min
- Cook time15 min
- Total35 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$1.24 $0.10 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $0.80
- $0.40
- $0.00
- $0.01
- $0.02
- $0.01
Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
- Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. ≈ 4 min
- Add the egg and lemon zest. ≈ 3 min
- Add the sifted flour, yeast, and salt together; if the dough is too stiff, add the milk. ≈ 3 min
- Mix well and roll out the dough. ≈ 4 min
- Cut the cookies into the desired shape, pierce them with a toothpick, and sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 8 min
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes in a preheated oven.
The bill
Small lemon biscuits
- 2 cups of wheat flour$0.80
- 1 egg$0.40
- 3/4 cup of sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling$0.00
- 1/2 teaspoon of grated lemon zest$0.01
- 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder$0.02
- 1 tablespoon of milk, if needed$0.01
Total$1.24
that's $0.10 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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