When nothing else in the world is going right.. you can put ingredients together and make something amazing. Having a bad day? I recommend making bread. The old fashioned way. I never hit dough while imagining someones face that didn't make me feel at least a little better.
Might sound dumb but.. you throw on an apron, some music, and forget the world.. your day is bound to improve, even if you only make it to the cookie dough.
I guess being raised by a southern woman.. loving food, and loving to cook are just inbred in me. I love it. In a southern woman's kitchen.. you never go hungry, because there is always another meal being prepared before the last one is finished.
In a southern woman's kitchen.. there's breakfast.. brunch.. snack.. lunch.. supper.. dinner.. dessert.. midnight snack. If you go hungry, it's your own damn fault.. and in a southern woman's kitchen.. she'll let you know... it's your Own. Damn. Fault.
You will always find butter in a southern woman's kitchen. If there isn't at least a pound of it in the fridge at all times.. she is not a southern woman.
In a southern woman's kitchen.. don't touch it until it is ready.. but don't stop eating it once it's in front of you. I learned that from the 4'9'' southern woman that raised the southern woman that raised me.
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Today was a long day. Hard to say the least. So I thought I'd come home and make some fancy schmancy little cookies.. and I thought maybe I'd throw the recipe up on here if anyone is interested in what's goin' on in my kitchen...
I threw on my pink apron.. a little Sinatra.. and I think we came up with something pretty amazing.
I've included some pics because.. unless the recipe is made up on my own, I never make anything that doesn't have a picture included. I hope you like :)
********Liz's Lemon Cuts ********
Cookie Ingredients:
2 1/2 Cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
3/4 Cups sugar
2-3 Tbsp finely grated fresh lemon zest
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 Large egg yolks
Frosting Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups Powdered Sugar
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla
food coloring (optional)
sanding sugar (optional)
Directions:
*Whisk together flour and salt
*With an electric mixer beat butter, sugar, lemon zest, and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
*Add egg yolks. Beat just to blend.
*Add flour/salt mixture just to blend
*Divide dough in half.
*Roll each half into a 10'' long by approx 1 3/4'' diameter roll. Wrap in plastic and chill about 1 hour (until firm) *** Don't worry if your rolls aren't perfect, once they chill you can re-shape them a little
*Preheat oven to 350*. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a sharp, lightly floured knife, cut log into 1/4'' thick rounds. Put on cookie sheet.
*Bake until cookies are firm and lightly brown around edges. (14-16 mins)(Do not let these burn!!!) Let cool for 1 min and transfer to wire cooling racks. Let cool completely.
Frosting directions:
*Whisk Sugar and lemon juice.. add additional lemon juice if too thick. (Add food coloring if desired, decorate as desired) *** additional powdered sugar if too thin
Just a side note.. the frosting is yummy but very tart.. so I wouldn't use a lot of it.
Sorry the pictures loaded backwards... I couldn't get them to flip around so sorry about that. This will at least give you some idea. I was going for a candy cane look.. didn't really turn out that was but they are delicious just them same :)
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