Fragrant Lemon Butter Wafers

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup unsalted butter, plus
• 2 teaspoons unsalted butter, sofened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/4 teaspoons grated lemons, zest of
• 1 1/4 teaspoons tangerine zest or 1 1/4 teaspoons clementine zest or 1 1/4 teaspoons tangelo zest
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tangerine juice or 1 1/2 tablespoons clementine juice or 1 1/2 tablespoons tangelo juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 using an electric mixer, beat together 1/3 cup of the butter, the sugar, lemon and tangerine zests at high speed, until the mixture is pale yellow and fluffly.
• 3 beat in the egg, lemon, tangerine juices, vanilla extract, flour and salt until just combined.
• 4 lightly grease 2 cookie sheets witha little of the remaining butter.
• 5 drop 1/2 tsps of batter onto the sheets 3 inches apart.
• 6 using the back of a spoon, spread the batter out into 2" rounds.
• 7 bake 9 to 10 minutes on the idde and lower racks until golden and the edges are just beginning to brown; switch the sheets halfway through to ensure even baking.
• 8 using a thin metal spatula, carefully transfer the cookies to wire racks to cool.
• 9 wipe off the sheets; repeat with remaining batter and butter until done.
• 10 when the cookies are completely cool, pack in tins.