lemon nut cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 egg, separated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 1 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• cream margarine with sugar. add egg yolk (reserve egg white), lemon juice and grated lemon and orange peels and beat. add flour and mix well. chill for one hour.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (180 degrees c).
• dip a teaspoonful of dough into slightly beaten egg white and then into nuts. place nut side up, 2 inches apart on lightly-oiled cookie sheet. bake for 20-25 minutes or until lightly browned. transfer to cooling rack immediately.