Little lemon cookies

Little lemon cookies

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Delicious and soft homemade cookies.

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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 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 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

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 °C.
  2. Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the egg and lemon zest. ≈ 3 min
  4. Add the sifted flour, yeast, and salt together; if the dough is too stiff, add the milk. ≈ 3 min
  5. Mix well and roll out the dough. ≈ 4 min
  6. Cut the cookies into the desired shape, pierce them with a toothpick, and sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 8 min
  7. Bake for approximately 15 minutes in a preheated oven.

The bill

Little lemon cookies

  • 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.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of wheat flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1/3 cup of butter
  • 3/4 cup of sugar, plus a little extra for sprinkling
  • 1/2 teaspoon of grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder
  • A pinch of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of milk, if needed

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