Easy, Old Fashioned Lemon Snaps Cookies
May 14, 2008 by Marye Audet
Filed under Cookies, vintage recipes
Lemon snaps are an easy old fashioned cookie that you really don’t hear much about anymore, and that is a pity. They are crispy on the outside, tender on the inside and lemony sweet throughout. There is just nothing that compares with them for an old fashioned treat…unless it is gingersnaps…or molasses cookies…or…
I don’t know, I tend to think of the gingersnaps as being an autumn treat, while the lemon snaps seem lighter somehow. More summery. If you can wait long enough they are even better the next day.
I think my family wants to thank those of you who requested more cookie recipes. They seem to be enjoying the plethora of cookies that seem to never accumulate in my cookie jar. 
A couple of tips when working with these. They may not totally develop the crackly appearance in the oven. Just gently push the rounded tops down as soon as you take them out of the oven and the problem will be solved. Do not over cook!
You can also sandwich two of these together with buttercream, or white chocolate ganache, or whatever you like. Dip half of each cookie in bittersweet chocolate…the possibilities are endless. Personally I prefer them just warm from the oven with a cup of coffee.
Lemon Snaps
1/3 c unsalted butter
1 c sugar
2 eggs
3 tbs lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp lemon extract
3 1/2 c flour
2 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1 tsp lemon peel
a few gratings of whole nutmeg
1/2 tsp salt
sugar for rolling
Preheat oven to 375F
Cream butter and sugar together and beat in eggs. Add the lemon juice and extract.
Mix dry ingredients and stir in until well blended.
Roll dough between hands to form walnut sized balls. Roll in sugar and place on cookie sheet that is covered with silpat. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven and gently press down tops while cookies are warm. about 4 dozen.
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my husband will love these!
These look delicious…I might eat every one.
I LOVE lemon sweets. Which is why I feel twitchy after having voted “Vanilla” on your poll. Vanilla AND Lemon. Mmm.
Laura- They are really great “take you back to childhood cookies”
Cathy- HA! Then I feel like I got you back for the peanut butter ones on your blog.
Jo-LOL! I do like that lemon cream flavor when the vanilla and lemon are combined.
Lemon snaps would be so refreshing – I’m imagining that as an accompaniment to a dessert mousse or even on it’s own with a great cup of coffee. Okay, I’m convinced. I’m having this ongoing love affair with lemons these days. When last I checked my crisper, I think there were about 20 in there. It’ll be lemonade and lemon crisps for the weekend.
Marye – these lemony temptations definitely appeal to my sweet tooth. They could tempt me over to the ‘dark side’ no problem!
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Oh, yum! I have to make cookies for a school function for tonight and was about to get ingredients. I think I’m switching to these instead!
Oh marye, I loved this recipe,glad that u require only 1/3 butter .Nice lemony flavor,BOOKMARKED.
Giz- that is just it..they are refreshing! Light and not cloying. Perfect for summer.
Alfie- that is funny. They are tempting.
Jen- let me know how they go over.
shibani- I hope you like them.
I made these today, and the flavor is nice, but they seem a bit heavy. I weigh my flour, and usually have no problems doing that, but I think with these, the amount I added was too much, especially with the relatively small amount of fat in the recipe. I will be trying them again. Thanks Marye.
marji- I don;t weigh my ingredients..I am lucky if i measure them… but I did not find these heavy at all. Perhaps a flour difference or difference in climate?
Hello, In an earlier article there was a link to some information about tea and contained a charming poem. I want to print it off but had to have my technical service advisor (husband) help me. I think I deleted the email. Can you help? Thanks so much. Sue
Hi Sue, could you give me more information? I have ove 600 posts and I don’t recall what you are talking about. What was the poem about?