One of the things I realized the other day that I was really missing up here in Canada was Girl Scout Cookies. I used to have them coming out of my ears, or quite literally, out of my freezer, all year long. Every season, I would buy 3 or 4 boxes from the first 4 of my students who asked, and then one box from each other girl selling them at all my schools. Then I would just pop them in my freezer and enjoy them all year, until Girl Scout Cookie time came around again. I was really disappointed the year they told me there weren't Lemon Coolers anymore. They were some of my favorites, along with Thin Mints and Tag-Alongs... Well, the other day, I was sitting here thinking about Lemon Coolers and it hit me-- "I wonder if I could make them?" So I looked around on a few recipe websites, found 3 that seemed good, and set out to try them.
The following is my conglomeration of the 3 recipes, with a few of my own variations as well.
The result: pretty close to what I remember- and really good, to boot.
Enjoy!
[EJ's notes: I didn't have any regular flour on-hand, so I made them entirely with White Whole Wheat Flour. This gave them a pretty hearty texture, but I actually really like it. Also, I was not able to find LEMONADE flavored Kool-Aid, so I used Lemon-Lime flavor instead... its still pretty good. Also, next time, I will add the zest of the lemon I juiced for a little added flavor and color. Lastly, the recipe for lemon sugar made 3 times as much as I needed, so you could easily cut the sugar amount in half, or use this amount for a doubled or tripled recipe.]
Lemon Coolers
Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners (icing) sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup Crisco
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla (generous)
1/4 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or white whole wheat)
3 tsp baking powder (I was generous because of ww flour)
3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Lemon sugar:
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid lemonade mix
Directions:
Cream together sugars, Crisco, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, and mix into butter mixture. Add 3 Tbsp lemon juice. Dough should be stiff and not too sticky. Chill for 2-3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325. Pull off bits of dough and roll them into 3/4" balls. (my dough was actually a bit crumbly, but I just kneaded it a bit in my had as I was rolling it, and it was fine) Flatten slightly and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet-- dough will only spread a little. Bake 15-18 minutes.
Combine confectioners sugar and lemonade mix. While the cookies are still warm, roll in the lemon sugar until cookies are well coated. Transfer to cooling rack. Store in airtight container.
Yield: about 4 dozen bite-sized cookies
Lemon Coolers
Ingredients:
1 cup confectioners (icing) sugar
2/3 cup white sugar
2/3 cup Crisco
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla (generous)
1/4 tsp salt
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (or white whole wheat)
3 tsp baking powder (I was generous because of ww flour)
3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lemon juice
Lemon sugar:
2 cups confectioners sugar
1 envelope unsweetened Kool-Aid lemonade mix
Directions:
Cream together sugars, Crisco, eggs, and vanilla. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt, and mix into butter mixture. Add 3 Tbsp lemon juice. Dough should be stiff and not too sticky. Chill for 2-3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 325. Pull off bits of dough and roll them into 3/4" balls. (my dough was actually a bit crumbly, but I just kneaded it a bit in my had as I was rolling it, and it was fine) Flatten slightly and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet-- dough will only spread a little. Bake 15-18 minutes.
Combine confectioners sugar and lemonade mix. While the cookies are still warm, roll in the lemon sugar until cookies are well coated. Transfer to cooling rack. Store in airtight container.
Yield: about 4 dozen bite-sized cookies
okay sis, looking forward to following you especially if you are going to make recipes and post pictures, I don't know why I love pictures of food. Anyway, I do not recall GS having lemon coolers BUT I will say that I have been day dreaming about them for a year, humm wonder why I never took the initiative to google it. For me they represent long hot days at Mayport beach in the summer. Sometime around 3pm mom would magically appear with a box of Sunshine lemon coolers and a thermos of cold water. It was like a little slice of heaven. So, I am interested in trying them. I also have a lemon or lime cookie recipe from Mollie with a yummy glaze on the top if you want me to copy and send it to you, more along the lines of what I think GS might have had. I LOVE YOU
ReplyDeleteI want to try these but the type is too small to read...I know it is my eyes. But the others are bigger so could you please make it bigger????
ReplyDeleteI love you, also, and this blog is fun.