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Jelly-Topped Sugar Cookies

By: June Quinn 
"On busy days, I appreciate this fast-to-fix drop sugar cookie. Top each cookie with your favorite flavor of jam or jelly. --June Quinn, Kalamazoo, Michigan"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Ingredients

  • 2 eggs
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup jelly or jam

Directions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine eggs, oil, extracts and lemon peel until well blended. Beat in sugar (mixture will become thick). Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to egg mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
  2. Spray the bottom of a glass with nonstick cooking spray, then dip in sugar. Flatten cookies with glass, redipping in sugar as needed. Place 1/4 teaspoon jelly in the center of each cookie. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2007 by Amy   view full review
These cookies are a bit cake-like for my liking, but the lemon gives them a nice flavor. The...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on May 5, 2010 by A.S.G.   view full review
I chose this recipe for cookies the other day because I was out of butter. I was a little...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2009 by lkudner   view full review
These cookies created some closet eaters! While nobody was looking, they all just disappeared....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 3, 2011 by chocoholic   view full review
I was hesitant about the use of oil in these cookies, and 3/4 of a cup sounded like too much,...

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