One obvious sign of spring for me is Food! This time of year it seems people want to eat lighter drink more water, get outside more. Naturally.. right? Spring is an exciting time for chefs and cooks. as all winter we have been busy in the kitchen cooking hearty comfort food we can transition into the bounty of all of the new spring vegetables we will start seeing at the farmers market.
Fresh leafy greens, spring peas, asparagus, ramps all make me think of spring. The new colors of greens slowly budding up on the trees can inspire clean fresh meals.
As a trained Pastry Chef I tend to want to bake. And this very sunny weather is inspiring me to bake some thing with a bright spring flavor. So I decided to make these lemon sugar cookies!
Bright Lemony Sugar Cookies
3 cups ap flour
1 tsp baking soda
pinch salt
1 3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup lt brown sugar
2 sticks butter
2 lg eggs
Zest from 1 lemon
1 tbsp lemon juice
clear course sanding sugar
Pre-heat oven to 350
1. In your stand mixer (or electric hand mixer)
2.Mix on medium speed the sugars, butter and the zest until light and fluffy
3.Mix in eggs one at a time
4. Lower speed and add the lemon juice
5. Gragually add in flour mixture until just incoroprated
Use a 2 inch icecream scoop (or just roll into 2 inch balls)
Drop onto sil-pat lined sheet tray, flatten slightly and sprinkle with clear course sanding sugar
Bake until golden about 15 minutes rotating sheet tray half way through and cool completely on wire rack.
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