Monday, August 9, 2010

Lemonade Cookies

I got this idea from Parents Magazine in their Cookie Jar section of the August 2010 issue. The cookies looked so cute in the magazine, and I loved the idea of using lemonade mix in cookies. I thought the kids would love it! They were fun to mix up and make, but they didn't quite turn out like I thought.

The sugar melted, on the sides of the cookies, so they ended up being stuck together on the pan in one big sheet of melted sugar. I may have used the wrong kind of sugar, or maybe I should have altered the recipe and put the sugar on after the cookies were baked instead of before.

I also had problems with my cookies coming out nice and smooth like in the picture, and the icing that I mixed up ended up being too runny. I bet my friend, Clair, could have made these look even better than the picture. She's amazing!!! Anyway, I ended up with cookies that weren't that pretty to look at and with the sugar mess they were a little hard to separate, but I bet you're wondering how they tasted. That's the most important thing when it comes to baked goodies right!?! They were pretty good, but not a huge hit. The lemon flavor was kind of strong, and had a bit of an after taste. Maybe from the powdered lemonade mix? My 3 & 5 year old wouldn't take more than a bite, and the older people in our house ate them more because they were there than because they were yummy. LOL.

If you want to give these cookies a try you can find the recipe at:

http://www.parents.com/recipe/cookies/lemon-slices/

I'd love to see pictures of your attempt, whether it's a flop or a success!


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3 comments:

  1. Aww....you are soo sweet!! You are amazing. I bet you made these because your hubby likes lemony stuff. I wonder if you had trouble with them because of the humid weather. Humid weather is really hard on baking, especially cookies and frosting!

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  2. yum! my husband would love these lemon cookies. though i'm sure he would wish they were not pink. I've got to try this recipe soon. Hopefully before this summer is over.

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  3. Thanks Clair & Jen. I did think Rob would like them. I also thought they would be super cute, but I had trouble with the cookie dough not looking smooth, and I think I should have applied the sugar after baking instead of before like the recipe said to. Maybe I should have used a different type of sugar??? I'd love to see you make some, Clair. I'm sure they would look amazing!

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