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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut in 1-inch pieces, plus more for buttering cookie sheets
- 3 egg whites
- 1 cup sifted flour
- Pinch of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon strained fresh lemon juice
Method
- In a food processor, combine sugar and lemon zest.
- Process until zest is finely minced, about 1 minute.
- Stop the machine, and scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula.
- Add butter, and process until creamy, about 20 seconds.
- With processor running, add egg whites.
- Continue to process, adding flour (1 tablespoon at a time), salt, vanilla and lemon juice.
- Process until a thick batter is formed.
- Scrape into a small bowl, and stir to combine thoroughly.
- Place a rack in center of oven, and heat to 400 degrees.
- While oven is heating, let batter sit at room temperature, about 15 minutes.
- Butter and flour 2 cookie sheets.
- Drop rounded teaspoons of batter on prepared baking sheets, and bake for about 8 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
- Remove at once to a cooling rack.
