Lemon Pressed Cookies 1950 Recipes

LEMON SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven; preheat to 350 degrees F. Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter, granulated sugar and lemon zest in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg and both extracts. Reduce the mixer speed to low and beat in the flour mixture until just combined.
• Fill a cookie press with the dough according to the manufacturer?s directions; press the dough 1 1/2 inches apart onto unlined baking sheets. Decorate with sanding sugar and/or nonpareils.
• Bake, switching the pans halfway through, until the cookies are golden around the edges, 14 to 17 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes on the pans, then transfer to racks to cool completely.

LEMON PRESSED COOKIES (1950)

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening and the sugars. Add eggs and the lemon rind. Beat until light and fluffy. Add lemon juice, blend thoroughly.
• 2. Sift together the dry ingredients and gradually add to the shortening mixture , blend thoroughly.
• 3. Fill cookie press. Form dough on unoiled cookie sheet. BAKE in a moderate oven 375° for 8-10 minutes. yields: 7 dozen assorted cookies.

LEMON SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolk, lemon zest, lemon extract, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Add flour and salt gradually until dough is combined.
• Shape dough into small logs; place a log into a cookie press and press out onto ungreased cookie sheets. Repeat with remaining dough logs.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 12 to 14 minutes.

BASIC PRESSED & BALL COOKIE DOUGH (1950)

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter , shortening and the sugar. Add egg yolks and the flavoring. Beat until light and fluffy. Sift together the dry ingredients and gradually add to the shortening mixture , blend thoroughly. Fill cookie press , form dough on unoiled cookie sheet. BAKE in a moderate oven 375° for 6-8 minutes. Yields 7 dozen posted by Mrs. Roy M.Carlson , Lake Bronson, Minn.
• 2. The following decorative designs can be applied to any of the designs. Colored sugars (or a blend of them), red-hots silver balls, finely ground coconut or nuts and grated chocolate make effective toppings if they are sprinkled on the cookies before they are baked. Grated lemon or orange rinds blended with small quantity of granulated sugar gives a pleasing finishing touch. If desired, the basic recipe dough may be tinted by blending in a few drops of vegetable coloring.
• 3. Plain Ball cookies are made of the basic pressed and balled cookie dough recipe. To form the balls , roll 1 teaspoon chilled dough between palms of hands. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.
• 4. VARIATIONS:
• 5. CEREAL: Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Dip into lightly beaten egg white ,coat lightly with crushed cereal flakes. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.--- Mrs. H.T. James , Silver Springs, Md.
• 6. CHOCOLATE: Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Roll into grated semi-sweet chocolate. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.--Mrs. W.L.Bourne, Humboldt, Neb.
• 7. COCONUT: Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Dip into lightly beaten egg white ,coat lightly with finely chopped coconut. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 10-12 minutes.--Dorthy Watson, Topeka, Kan.
• 8. DATE: Add 1/2 cup chopped dates to the basic dough recipe just before chilling. Blend thoroughly , chill several hours. Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.--Mrs. Alvie W. Dow, Belvidere, Neb.
• 9. RAISIN: Add 1/2 cup chopped raisins to the basic dough recipe just before chilling. Blend thoroughly , chill several hours. Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.--Mrs. M.G. Loftis, Battle Creek, Iowa.
• 10. NUT: Use 1 teaspoon of the chilled dough to form each ball. Dip into lightly beaten egg white ,coat lightly with finely chopped nuts , Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 12-15 minutes.--Mrs. Maurice Devening, New Castle, Ind.
• 11. The Household magazine decorated balls in the following ways. Indentations were made in the center of the unbaked balls. To obtain variety, chocolate bits , red-hots , small assorted decorative candies and chopped candied fruits were used.
• 12. If you do not own a cookie press , you can form your own designs, Here's a few suggestions: The ball may be formed into flat cookies with the bottom of a water glass which has been dipped in cold water and than in sugar. If the bottom of the glass has a sharply cut design , a pleasing effect is given to the cookie. If a fork is used to flatten the ball, crisscross or parallel lines give a decorative touch. Pecans or English walnuts halves used to flatten the balls leave an interesting design. If desired the nut halves may be baked on the cookies. Flattened ball cookies may be decorated as suggested for pressed cookies.

LEMONIA COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Dissolve the ammonia in the milk, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the lard and sugar until smooth. Mix in the lemon oil, eggs, and salt. Stir in the milk alternately with the flour to form a soft but manageable dough. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place 2 inches apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten the cookies using the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until firm. Remove from cookie sheets to cool on wire racks.

BROWN SUGAR PRESSED COOKIES (1950)

Steps:

• 1. Cream the butter and the sugar. Add eggs and the flavoring. Beat until light and fluffy. Sift together the dry ingredients and gradually add to the sugar mixture , blend thoroughly. Fill cookie press , form dough on unoiled cookie sheet. BAKE in a moderate oven 375° for 6-8 minutes. Yields 7 dozen -- Mrs. Renatus J. Krause, Merill, Wis.
• 2. Thumb prints: Use 1 teaspoon of the brown sugar press cookie dough to form each ball. Dip into lightly beaten egg white ,coat lightly with finely chopped nuts , Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 7 minutes. Remove from oven , make a small indentation in top of each ball. Fill with tiny portions of jelly or well drained cranberry sauce , Return to the oven Bake for 4-6 minutes more.---Mrs.Lyle Hopkins, St.Paul Minn.

LEMON-BUTTER SPRITZ COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Using a cookie press fitted with the disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Sprinkle with colored sugar. , Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly brown around the edges.

MOLASSES SPICE PRESSED COOKIES (1950)

Steps:

• 1. Cream shortening and the sugar. Add eggs and molasses. Beat until light and fluffy.
• 2. Sift together the dry ingredients and gradually add to the shortening mixture , blend thoroughly.
• 3. Fill cookie press. Form dough on unoiled cookie sheet.
• 4. BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 8-10 minutes. yields: 7 dozen assorted cookies.
• 5. For thumb prints cookies: Use 1 teaspoon of the molasses spice pressed cookie dough to form each ball. Roll in granulated sugar , Space balls 3" apart on lightly oiled cookie sheet , Sprinkle each ball with 1-2 drops of water. BAKE in a moderate oven 350° for 10-12 minutes.

LEMON COOKIE PRESS COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
• Cream butter and cream cheese and add sugar. Mix until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolk, vanilla, lemon flavor and lemon peel. Mix well.
• Gradually mix in flour and salt.
• Shape into small logs and put into Wilton Cookie Press.
• Press cookies out onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 12-15 minutes until lightly browned.
• To make sandwich cookies, check out my LEMON BUTTERCREAM recipe.