Lemon biscuits

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• JennyJ

  08 October 2011

  JennyJ rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious. Found the lemon flavour could have been stronger so tried making with orange which was equally tasty. Also made half without the icing sugar which my family seemed to prefer (unusual as we all have a sweet tooth)!

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• Poot

  01 January 2012

  Poot rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made these as Christmas biscuits. They were so once I'm making another batch Lovely taste. Maybe could try a different citrus fruit lime or orange would work ,I will let you know.

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• Novicecook

  06 January 2012

  Novicecook commented on this recipe

  Wow, these are yummy! I have just made a batch, I think that I might have made them big as I got 20 and I couldn't wait to try the first one so had one with melting lemon icing, lovely. I will definitely do these again, thank you for sharing this.

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• caramacgirl

  24 March 2012

  caramacgirl rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not very lemony despite doubling zest. I used cold butter and I think that's why the dough didn't bind together easily in the processor - I had to take it out and work it with warm hands to get it into a dough. I rolled the dough out very thin and it made lots and lots of lovely crisp biscuits. Will try orange next time.

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• JulieG

  23 April 2012

  JulieG commented on this recipe

  Very easy. A great way to use the egg yolks left over from breakfast muffins!

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• ktboo83

  17 June 2012

  ktboo83 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Oh dear.. not sure where i went wrong but i thought these were just boring.. ;-( I bake quite a lot and these lacked flavour. I added the exact ammounts (icing way to much).. I'll stick to my shortbread i think. Sorry guys.

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• BeckysBites

  19 June 2012

  BeckysBites commented on this recipe

  AMAZING!! Made this for a 'come dine with me' experience with friends (I was on dessert). They went down an absolute treat! Even made a second batch the next day because people were craving them. 5 stars from me! Recommend everyone try this... Simple with GREAT results.

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• BeckysBites

  19 June 2012

  BeckysBites rated and commented on this recipe

  

  AMAZING!! Made this for a 'come dine with me' experience with friends (I was on dessert). They went down an absolute treat! Even made a second batch the next day because people were craving them. 5 stars from me! Recommend everyone try this... Simple with GREAT results.

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• joyce

  09 July 2012

  joyce rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made recipe with 8 year old who said they are best biscuits we have ever made! Did not use lemon icing but royal icing and decorations!

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• Auntie Pam

  08 August 2012

  Auntie Pam rated and commented on this recipe

  

  These were great biscuits for a first time try at biscuit making! Lovely lemony flavour especially with the icing - we made no alterations to the recipe but will experiment with orange and maybe ginger flavours - kids already looking forward to them at xmas with coloured icing and sprinkles!

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• Camille

  26 August 2012

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• Arrighi

  27 September 2012

  Arrighi commented on this recipe

  Came across this recipe while looking for a better rollout recipe than the crappy one I used before. These biscuits turned out wonderful! They were light and buttery and did not taste like flour at all. I substituted two teaspoons of lemon extract (not the artificial kind) for the lemon zest and decorated with piped royal icing made with lemon juice. The biscuits were really nice with or without the icing. Didn't need to dust with flour while rolling on non-stick cooking paper, but had to re-refrigerate the dough halfway through. The dough shapes were too soft to move after cutting with cookie cutters, so I just peeled off the excess dough and placed the whole sheet of cooking paper on top of the cookie sheet to bake. The cookies puffed up a little bit in the oven, but kept their shapes well.

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• Arrighi

  27 September 2012

  Arrighi rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Came across this recipe while looking for a better rollout recipe than the crappy one I used before. These biscuits turned out wonderful! They were light and buttery and did not taste like flour at all. I substituted two teaspoons of lemon extract (not the artificial kind) for the lemon zest and decorated with piped royal icing made with lemon juice. The biscuits were really nice with or without the icing. Didn't need to dust with flour while rolling on non-stick cooking paper, but had to re-refrigerate the dough halfway through. The dough shapes were too soft to move after cutting with cookie cutters, so I just peeled off the excess dough and placed the whole sheet of cooking paper on top of the cookie sheet to bake. The cookies puffed up a little bit in the oven, but kept their shapes well.

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• Jude

  14 October 2012

  Jude rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very nice biscuit, easy to make!

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• tania

  16 October 2012

  tania rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Quick and easy to make. Taste great if you leave off the icing and sandwich two together with lemon curd. :)

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• Tigger's Mum

  11 January 2013

  Tigger's Mum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great biscuits, simple range of ingredients and easy to make, and highly rated loved by my colleagues who ate them by handfuls.

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• hazysunshine

  19 January 2013

  hazysunshine rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very good but think next time I will put more lemon in. I also added some caraway seeds to the mixture and decided not to ice them

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• kroyv

  11 February 2013

  kroyv rated and commented on this recipe

  

  My first biscuits! Made them in two goes so I could enjoy them fresh each time. The dough kept very well in the fridge. I found it hard to combined flour and cold butter � any advice?

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• DMacCLad

  20 February 2013

  DMacCLad commented on this recipe

  I made this without the lemon and the icing

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• Clifford

  27 February 2013

  Clifford rated and commented on this recipe

  

  the best biscuits in the world

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Ingredients

• 325g plain flour
• 200g salted butter , chilled and chopped
• 125g golden caster sugar
• 1 lemon , zested and juiced
• 2 egg yolks
• 200g icing sugar

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Makes 30-35

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Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Ingredients

• 325g plain flour
• 200g salted butter , chilled and chopped
• 125g golden caster sugar
• 1 lemon , zested and juiced
• 2 egg yolks
• 200g icing sugar

134 kcalories, protein 1.3g, carbohydrate 19.8g, fat 6.1 g, saturated fat 3.6g, fibre 0.3g, salt 0.11 g

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