Lemon Cookies

Ingredients

500 gr unbleached flour
300 gr granulated sugar
5 gr baking powder
2 gr baking soda
1 gr salt
230 gr margarine
1 egg
120 ml fat-free sour cream
2 lemon extract
12 gr lemon peel
45 ml lemon juice
1 recipe by jo anne merrill

Instructions

Preheat oven at 375. Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray. In am mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a mixing bowl, combine margarine, egg white, sour cream, lemon extract, lemon peel. Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients just until moistened. Chill overnight. Divide dough into 4 parts. Refrigerate unused portions until ready to roll out. On floured surface roll dough, one part at a time, 1 cm thick, using a 5 cm cookie cutter. Place cookies on a prepared baking sheet 5 cm apart. Lightly brush cookies with lemon juice. Bake for 10 to dozen minutes until golden brown. ----