Lemon-Kissed Leningrad Cookies

Very beautiful and tasty, with pleasant lemon notes. Homemade Leningrad cookies are simple in composition, but original in their preparation method and appearance. Fragrant, incredibly tasty, with a beautiful craquelure crust. Delight!
cook time: 2h 20 min
Isla Thatcher
Lemon-Kissed Leningrad Cookies

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

267
Calories
3g
Fat
52g
Carbs
7g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 2 tbsp
Wheat flour 225 g
Eggs 3 pc
Powdered sugar 210 g
Lemons (you only need lemon zest about 30 g) 1 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to bake Leningrad cookies at home? Prepare the indicated products. Sift the flour first, this will make the dough more tender. Take eggs of category C1. All you need is the zest of the lemon. To prepare cookies, also prepare a mixer, a pastry bag, and a cookie baking tray.

Step 2

Step 2
Beat the eggs into a deep bowl, add powdered sugar and mix with a spoon. Instead of powdered sugar, you can use fine granulated sugar, but you will need to make sure that it is completely dissolved when kneading the dough.

Step 3

Step 3
Then take a mixer and beat the eggs with powdered sugar until the volume increases by 2 — 3 times. This may take 5-10 minutes depending on the power of the mixer. The result should be a thick white mass.

Step 4

Step 4
Rinse the lemon very thoroughly with water (you can use special products for washing fruits) and dry with a towel. Grate the lemon zest with a fine grater and add to the dough. Add sifted wheat flour to the dough. Depending on the quality of flour, you may need a little more or a little less. You can read more about flour and its properties in a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 5

Step 5
Using a mixer, stir the dough until all ingredients are combined. It should turn out homogeneous and thick.

Step 6

Step 6
Place the dough in a pastry bag and cut off the tip no more than 1 cm. Grease a baking tray with vegetable oil or line it with baking paper. You can choose the right parchment paper by reading a separate article about the features of parchment, the link is at the end of the recipe. Pipe the dough from the pastry bag, leaving 1.5 — 2 centimeters of space between the cookies.

Step 7

Step 7
Sprinkle each cookie with sugar. Place the baking sheet with the cookies in a warm, dry place for 2 hours (I put it in the oven with the light on).

Step 8

Step 8
During this time, a thin, fragile crust forms on the surface of the cookies. Turn on the oven to preheat at 180 degrees (without cookies). Once hot, place the pan in the oven for 5 to 6 minutes. The exact time depends on your oven. You can learn about the operating features of ovens by reading a separate article, link at the end of the recipe.

Step 9

Step 9
Remove the finished homemade Leningrad cookies from the oven and cool. Serve the finished cookies with a glass of milk, tea or coffee. The cookies turn out to be very tasty, sweet with a clear lemon flavor. Bon appetit!

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