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Lazy Daisies

Updated Dec 3, 2009
Bake-Off® Contest 12, 1960
Luella Maki
Ely, Minnesota
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Blooming beautifully for a spring or summer occasion, a whole batch of these cute cookies can be mixed and baked in just over an hour.

Lazy Daisies

  • Prep Time 45 min
  • Total 1 hr 15 min
  • Ingredients 9
  • Servings 44
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 21 small pastel-colored gumdrops or spice drops (about 2 1/2 oz), cut in half

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Beat in lemon peel, lemon juice and egg. With spoon, stir in flour, baking powder and salt until dough forms. Remove dough from bowl; place on large sheet of plastic wrap. Flatten dough into 6-inch round; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes for easier handling.
  • Step 
    2
    Heat oven to 350°F. Work with half of dough at a time; refrigerate remaining dough until needed. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. With floured scissors and starting at top of each ball, snip each in half, without cutting through bottom. Snip each half into thirds. Gently open cookie balls to form 6 petals. Place gumdrop half in center of each.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 8 to 11 minutes or until edges of cookies are light golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheets.

Nutrition

60 Calories
2 1/2g Total Fat
0g Protein
8g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
60
Calories from Fat
20
Total Fat
2 1/2g
4%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
45mg
2%
Potassium
10mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
8g
3%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
4g
Protein
0g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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