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Love Letters

SUBMITTED BY: Robin J.  PHOTO BY: ALOVEA218 

"Cookies that look like little letters."
Love Letters Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 4 times with an average star rating of 3.3
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PREP TIME  25 Min
COOK TIME  8 Min
READY IN  33 Min
Original recipe yield 4 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 2 teaspoons lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon orange zest
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup candied cherries, chopped

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 475 degrees F (245 degrees C).
  2. Blend flour, sugar and salt. Cut in butter, lemon zest and orange zest until mixture resembles coarse meal. Blend sour cream in evenly.
  3. Gather dough into firm ball. Divide in half. Roll on well-floured surface to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut in 3 x 2 inch pieces; fold ends to center to resemble an envelope, overlapping slightly; seal with tiny piece of candied cherry.
  4. Place on ungreased baking sheet. Brush tops with water; sprinkle with sugar. Bake 6 to 8 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.25 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2003 by LindaV 
These cookies were fun to do & made a great presentation. I liked the results even better... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.25 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2005 by JUPITERMAMA 
I found the dough to be really hard to work with - very sticky, I had to add so much flour... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 3.25 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 13, 2005 by PHYLSNY 
I made these and found the dough to be too wet and sticky. After folding in a lot more flour... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.25 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 11, 2009 by lmillie 
A lot of work for so-so finish. Will not make again. Cute idea, but needs work. MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Love Letters

Servings Per Recipe: 24

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 150

  • Total Fat: 8.8g
  • Cholesterol: 22mg
  • Sodium: 159mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.3g
  • Protein: 1.3g

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