Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/4 cup vegetable or butter flavored shortening
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped (see notes)
Make it step by step
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly grease baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and salt.
- In a medium bowl, beat together butter, shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add egg, honey, lemon peel and lemon extract. Beat until smooth. Add flour mixture, stir until a soft dough forms. Stir in toasted pecans.
- Drop dough by measuring tablespoons 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake 7 to 8 minutes or until a light golden color (do not overbake). Cool cookies on the baking sheet on a wire rack 2 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition and portions
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Recipe source
Adapted from Foodista by Geri@heartnsoul..., under CC BY 3.0. Formatting adapted; listed quantities and instructions are retained from the source.
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