Directions
- 1Boil the lemon scraps in hot water for 15 minutes.
- 2Mix the boiled lemon scraps with sugar and olive oil.
- 3Optionally, add 2 eggs or 1 egg and 60ml lemon juice at this stage for chewy cookies or a stronger lemon taste.
- 4Add flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt.
- 5Form a dough.
- 6Form cookies from the dough.
- 7Roll everything in icing sugar.
- 8Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes at 180C/360F, or until golden.
Ingredients
- 1 lemon scraps
- hot water
- 200 g sugar
- 85 g olive oil
- 280 g all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- pinch salt
- icing sugar
- 2 eggs
- 60 ml lemon juice
Equipment
oven
Tips
- For a shortbread version, just mix boiled lemon with sugar, oil and flour.
- For chewy lemon cookies, add 2 eggs to the mixture.
- For a stronger lemon taste, replace one egg with 60ml lemon juice.
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