Lemon Coriander Cookies

June 23rd, 2008

Elise and Garrett posted a recipe for making Orange Poppy Seed Cookies and I thought they sounded good and was about to make them when I read the end of the post.  Garrett mentioned that a “novel option” was to switch out the poppy seeds for some ground coriander and replace the orange with lemon.  I did just that!  The result was a happy mouth.  They weren’t as “savory” as I thought they might be, but they were good nonetheless.

I doubled his suggested coriander, but I think that caused too much of a salty flavor.  Next time I think I’ll just use 1 teaspoon as he suggests.  I love using lemon zest in recipes so naturally the strong lemon flavor was a selling point for me.  I got the wife’s approval on these too — we ate almost half of them right after they baked!!!!  Here’s what I did:

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup of butter at room temperature
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• A pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander

Directions:

1. Beat the sugar and butter until fluffy
2. Add the egg and lemon zest
3. Mix in the flour, coriander, salt and baking soda just until combined
4. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper
5. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 12 minutes (or just until it starts to turn golden around the bottom/edge.

I hope you enjoy them!