Lemon Clove Cookies

Name: Lemon Clove Cookies
Yield: Makes 4 dozen
Ingredients: 1 egg; 1 tsp pure vanilla essence; 1 tbsp finely grated lemon zest; 6 oz / 170 g caster sugar; 8 oz / 230 g unsalted butter, softened; ¼ tsp ground cloves, or to taste; pinch of salt; 18 oz / 500 g plain flour

Preparation info

Makes
4 dozen

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Times Cookbook

By Frances Bissell

Published 1995

About

The original recipe for these came from Chez Panisse.

Ingredients

8 oz / 230 g unsalted butter, softened
6 oz / 170

Dessert
Cookies
Vegetarian

Method

Cream the butter and sugar together until pale and fluffy. Beat in the vanilla, egg and lemon zest, then gradually work in the flour, adding the salt and cloves, until you have a soft dough. Divide in two, and roll each into a cylinder 2 in / 5