Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Papa says, "make sure and give this recipe to Rose."

I planned on not giving out this recipe.  I love it so much that I feel like I own it - even though I don't.  Yet sometimes I develop these weird habits of wanting to protect recipes so that I and I alone will be the master of _______ (whatever recipe it is).  The truth is, I will never be a master at any recipe because without fail, whenever I try to recreate something really excellent that I made "that one time" it always falls flat on the second and third try.

Except for this recipe.  It seems to be fool-proof.  I have made these cookies 4 times and they are always perfect and earn me the greatest of compliments.  This builds my self-esteem.  When I make them I feel pretty.  In the spirit of giving and sharing for the holidays, I want you to get compliments and feel pretty, too.  (disclaimer: if you eat more than 5 cookies in one sitting - you will cease to feel pretty)

So here is the Iced Meyer Lemon Cookie recipe that will brighten your winter days. 

final note: you must use meyer lemons - regular lemons in these proportions are too tart

2 comments:

  1. As your grandmother, Boo, has always said, "you should always share your recipes, because you never know when you might lose your copy". This is absolutely true as I just recently had to call Mother for my own quiche recipe. My copy had completely disappeared. Besides, it is a terrific compliment when someone asks for your recipe. M

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  2. PS: where do you find Meyer lemons?

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