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{Low Sugar} Lemon Melt-Away Cookies

October 29, 2015 by Laura 10 Comments

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I’m almost embarrassed to admit to you how many batches of Easy {Low Sugar} Cookies our family has eaten since I posted the recipe in September. We all declare these to be the best “why would we ever need more sugar in these cookies” cookies. They are incredibly delicious just as they are. I make them often. You should too.

Easy {Low Sugar} Cookies

Low Sugar Lemon Melt-away Cookies

Yum

I’ve long since stopped rolling and cutting when I make those cookies. After all – if life is too short to knead bread dough, it’s certainly too short to get out a rolling pin and cookie cutters. (Although I will be rolling and cutting for the holidays because there are laws enforcing the making of cookies into the shape of trees and stars and candy canes at Christmastime.) Instead of rolling and cutting in the non-holiday season though, I’ve been either freezing and slicing or simply dropping and squooshing (as detailed below).

Every time during the past few weeks I’ve made the drop and squoosh sugar cookies, Malachi walks by and says, “Man, I always think these are some kind of lemon cookies. Mom, you should make these into lemon cookies.”

Either my kids are related to me, or they just naturally get inspired with, “great recipe. now let’s tweak it.” Some of my best recipe ideas come from the brains of my boys. Need I remind you of the Pineapple Fluff Salad? Or the 5-Minute Stove-Top Granola? Now, allow me to introduce you to {Low Sugar} Lemon Melt-Away Cookies.

Lemon Melt-Away Cookies

I simply added 2 Tablespoons of lemon juice to my Easy {Low Sugar} Cookies recipe and voila: {Low Sugar} Lemon Melt-Away Cookies. If we loved the regular version, we love the lemon version even more. I used the drop and squoosh technique, which is the method all the professionals use. To squoosh is a real thing. I definitely did not make up the term five minutes ago. All the famous chefs squoosh. Squooshing is a well-known culinary term just like saute, dredge, and braise. (Though it might be used more often by cooks who say “slap it down into a pan,” “toss in a little of that,” and “throw it down on the table.” Still. Professional.)

Simply put, to squoosh is to press down lightly on a ball of cookie dough with the bottom of a drinking glass. Dip the glass into a small amount of sugar if necessary to keep it from sticking. Drop a scoopful of dough, squoosh it down with the bottom of a glass. Drop, squoosh, drop, squoosh. Or, to be more efficient: drop, drop, drop, drop, drop (x24) – squoosh, squoosh, squoosh, squoosh (and so on).

It looks something like this:

squoosh

It must please you so much to be taught these professional terms so that you can impress everyone around you as you cook and bake. “What are you doing?” a friend will ask. “Oh, I’m just squooshing my cookies,” you’ll reply. Then your friend will nod in quiet appreciation at both your skill and your knowledge. They will also enjoy eating your cookies.

Now I shall give you the Low Sugar Lemon Melt-Away Cookie recipe that will have you squooshing in no time.

{Low Sugar} Lemon Melt-Away Cookies
 
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Author: Laura
Serves: 24-30
Ingredients
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • ½ cup sucanat or raw sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 3 cups of whole wheat pastry flour (give or take)
Instructions
  1. Stir together melted butter and sugar.
  2. Add lemon juice, eggs, vanilla, and baking powder.
  3. Stir in flour until a solid ball of dough forms.
  4. Drop teaspoon-sized balls of dough onto a cookie sheet, about an inch apart.
  5. Squoosh the dough down gently with the bottom of a glass.
  6. Bake in a 350° oven for 10-12 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
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Low Sugar Lemon Melt-Away Cookies ~ Easy!It’s time to start squooshing, friends. Is this a skill you’ve already mastered, or is this one a new one for you? Let the squooshing begin.

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Filed Under: Desserts, Low Sugar Treats Tagged With: healthy snack, lemon, low sugar, melt-aways, whole wheat

Comments

  1. Nathana Clay says

    October 29, 2015 at 8:51 pm

    Yum! It makes me wonder what other flavors are out there . . . Though I am a big fan of lemon! :)

    Reply
    • Emily says

      October 30, 2015 at 9:12 am

      I bet any citrus would be delicious, but I think I need to try this with almond!

      Reply
  2. alexa says

    October 29, 2015 at 9:14 pm

    What makes pastry flour different?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 9, 2015 at 4:45 pm

      Here’s more info for you! https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/what-is-whole-wheat-pastry-flour-where-do-i-get-it-how-do-i-use-it

      Reply
  3. Emily says

    October 30, 2015 at 9:12 am

    I bet these would be even better if you added lemon zest!

    Reply
    • K. Ann Guinn says

      October 31, 2015 at 7:04 pm

      Yes!

      Reply
  4. Kayla says

    October 30, 2015 at 9:45 am

    I think lime would also be fabulous!

    Reply
  5. Lauren hill says

    October 30, 2015 at 10:31 pm

    Hi Laura
    What is whole wheat pastry flour?

    Reply
    • Laura says

      November 9, 2015 at 4:46 pm

      Here’s a post with more info for you!

      https://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com/what-is-whole-wheat-pastry-flour-where-do-i-get-it-how-do-i-use-it

      Reply
  6. Teresa says

    December 2, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    I made these today( rainy here) and made lemon cheese cheese filling low sugar of course.. Oh yummy

    Reply

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