"LemonCookies" news and stories

Put a taste of the south in your mouth -- the South of France. This cookie will take you to the deep purple lavender fields of Provence, and the lemon groves of Menton. (You may have missed Menton's Fête du Citron, in February, but start planning for next year. Would it tempt you if I told you that they parade statues made from lemons through the street? C'mon, a Buddha made from lemons! You've got to see this.)

The recipe, from blogger sweetbeanandgreen, is for a buttery sugar cookie with both lemon juice and zest, which is rolled in sugar and crushed lavender. A little bit of lavender goes a long way, so if you're making these for the first time, go easy on it until you know how much floral taste you want in your dessert. (Too much, and it's like taking a bite of a bar of soap.) Lavender, by the way, is recognized by herbalists for its calming effects, and as a digestive, which may make this cookie, or a honey-lavender-plum gratin, perfect snacks for just before lights out.

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As the weather turns cold (and occasionally dreary), we'll take little bursts of sunshine wherever we can get them -- especially if they're soft and sweet like these lemon-loaded cookies from Brown-Eyed Baker.

Lemon is often the perfect companion for butter, poppy seeds and, of course, vodka.

Made with lemon cake mix, lemon zest, lemon juice and lemon extract (as well as a few of the usual cookie suspects, like egg and confectioner's sugar), these "lemon burst cookies" are, like the Brown-Eyed Baker herself said, literally "bursting at the seams with bright lemon flavor."

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