As I looked at the recipe with my grocery list for Piggley Wiggley, I saw Semolina flour. OH NO! After my last search for grappa I decided to skip the Pig and head straight to our Whole Foods. Bob's Red Mill makes every kind of flour... and then some.
These were really simple to whip up~ unlike some of these recipes which can be complicated. I think they would be just as good without the heavier semolina flour.
Lemony Semolina Cookies 
2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
2/3 cup semolina
1 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter
1 large egg
1 egg yolk
2 Tbs EVOO
zest and juice of 1 lemon
2 Tbs lemoncello
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Sift together dry ingredients and set aside. In a large bowl cream butter, sugar, and olive oil. Slowly add beaten egg and yolk. Add zest, lemon juice, limoncello and vanilla. On low speed add the dry ingredients. When smooth, wrap in plastic and chill until ready to roll out cookies.
Pre-heat oven to 325°
Break off 1 inch pieces of dough, roll into a ball. Roll balls in granulated sugar (I used some raw sugar from Whole Foods). Bake for 14-15 minutes. Cookies will collapse and become lightly browned.
These bite sized cookies are perfect for a Mother's Day treat. I'll be taking a basket full to Mom's today!
Happy Mother's Day y'all
Sandi
12 comments:
Lemon is one of my Mom's favorites too...cookies, cakes, etc. Those look delish!
Hope your Mother's Day was wonderful.
Hugs!
Kat
I love just about anything lemon. These look so good.
Lemon anything is yummy! So fresh and light.
Karla
Lemon is summery, light and fresh.
Thanks for visiting!
Yum!You always have something tasty cooking over here.
Hope you had a Happy Mother's Day!
Michelle
Michelle- Unfortunately we are always eating something tasty... I need to figure out a way to give away the calories.
I love lemon anything...lemon pie, lemon pound cake, lemon cookies and especially these! Thanks for sharing!
Sandi
Hi There. I have just been looking through your blog and it is excellent. I have now bookmarked it and will be a regular reader. I especially like the design and the photos. I am a blogger myself and have set up a site called http://www.ifoods.tv where bloggers and foodies can share their photos and drive traffic to their own blog. Would love to see some of your great photos on there! Keep the great work up on the blog. Cheers!
Sandi,
Happy belated Mother's Day. Your Lemon cookies look delicious, I'll give them a try.
Hugs,
Sue
Sandi, you always have great food here! The cookies look sensational! I loved the raw sugar addition to the cookies.
Happy Belated Mother's Day!
Those look wonderful! What is EVOO and lemoncello? Also, I wanted to let you know that I tagged you on my blog. So nice of me...right? Anyway, here are the rules and you can find them on my site too. I have no idea who started the tagging...I'm just playing along and hope you will too. Love, Wyanne
* 1. Link back to the person that tagged you.
* 2. Post these rules on your blog.
* 3. Share six unimportant things about yourself.
* 4. Tag six people at the end of your entry.
Private Chef~ I hope you aren't spam... I will have to check it out.
Mary~ the semolina flour is granier than regular flour. It is what gives the cookies that biscotti taste.
GiGi~ nothing like your cupcakes!
Wy~ Limoncello is an italian lemmony drink, and EVOO is extra virgin olive oil... you are forgiven as I can't say I know one paint from another. We're even! Now what about this tag??
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