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The lemon extract is the key to making a tasty cutout cookie you\u2019ll never find in any store. This cookie recipe has become a tradition for our family (grandparents, sons\/daughters and grandchildren) coming together as Christmas nears with everyone sitting around the table with dozens of cookies and bowls of colored icing, sprinkles, and other decorations (that is if the cookie makes it that far). <\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":4,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2023-11-13","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"JMartinelli13"},"reviewBody":"
Made exactly as posted, no changes. I did some with colored sugar and some with a glaze that was lemon extract\/powdered sugar. Cut in stars and bells they'll be beautiful on Christmas cookie trays.<\/p>","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2025-03-15","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"user9555"},"reviewBody":"
Followed recipe exactly. The lemon extract is too strong. Tastes like perfume. I should have used lemon juice and zest instead. It was very easy to roll out. . Cookies are very hard also. Not sure what went wrong. Very disappointing. Will not make again. <\/p>
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These days, I'm all about lemon and they had the perfect amount of lemon flavor and held their shape well during baking.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2017-05-08","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"2124arizona"},"reviewBody":"I use a star cookie cutter for these with yellow sugar. The dough is easy to roll out and the lemon flavor is not overpowering.","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2019-03-20","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"Guest5904"},"reviewBody":"I used this recipe for large cookies shaped like wedding dresses for a shower. 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