Lemon Snowdrops

The random number generator brought me back to the Cooky Primer with the Lemon Snowdrops on p. 27. These are sandwich cookies with delicate powdered-sugar cookies held together with a tart lemon curd. The cookies in this recipe felt very similar to Russian Teacakes (p. 25 in the book, which I haven’t gotten to in…

Coconut Lemon Bars

The random number generator put me back into the Family Favorites section with “Coconut Lemon Bars” on p. 73. These were not your traditional lemon bars. If you’ve made classic lemon bars, this recipe is similar in it’s basics: a pre-baked bottom crust and a lemony topping. But, there are some clear differences with this…

Lemon Cheese Pressed Cookies

The next recipe was part of the cookbook’s “Cooky Primer” section, and they were the first pressed cookie of this adventure — “Lemon Cheese Pressed Cookies” from p. 22. These were slightly tart, slightly sweet cookies shaped by a cookie press. The dough was made with butter, cream cheese, egg, lemon zest and juice, sugar,…