Description: Filling little cakes with wonderful taste!
Submitted by: shieldmaidenprincess on 2018-11-15 14:15:07
Serves: 10 to 12
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Ingredients
2 1/2 cups of flour1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
8 Tablespoons cold butter
1/3 cup sugar
2/3 cup milk
1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
Instructions
Preheat over to 425 degrees F (240C).Mix flour, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Chop butter into mixture with a pastry cutter or knead in with your fingers until you get a crumbly mixture. Add sugar and mix. Add milk and lemon extract and stir with a fork until dough forms.
Roll the dough out about 1/2 inch thick. Cut out 3 inch squares and transfer to a cookie sheet. Criss-cross each square from corner to corner with a knife. Bake for about 12 minutes or until set and lightly golden. Makes 10 to 12.
1 Comment
I prepared these before I set off on my quest to find a big hot mountain thing. I couldn’t find lemon extract so I used almond instead: it was delicious and sustaining! Make a double batch if you want enough for the way home…