Lemon Crinkle Cookies
I love anything lemon, so this is one of the first recipes I am going to make from Nick Voulgaris III’s book “The Kerber’s Farm Cookbook.”
Makes approximately 16 cookies.
1 3/4 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
8 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tsp. lemon extract
1 egg
1 egg yolk
2 Tbsp. lemon zest
4 1/2 tsp. lemon juice (from 1 or 2 lemons)
1 tsp. yellow food coloring
1/4 cup crystal sugar, for rolling
1/4 cup powdered sugar, for rolling
In small bowl combine flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. Whisk and set aside.
In stand mixer fitted with paddle attachment, combine the butter and sugar. Mix on medium speed until fluffy. Add the extracts and eggs to the mixer, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula to ensure even mixing. Add the zest, juice, and food coloring. With the mixer running on low, slowly add the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Chill the dough in the fridge for two hours or until ready to use.
Preheat oven to 350. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or grease lightly.
Portion out the dough into balls using a one-and-a-half-inch scoop, or scoop by hand, making golf-ball-sized balls. Roll each ball in the crystal sugar and then the powdered sugar.
Place the cookies on prepared baking sheet and bake for 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool to room temperature.
Raspberry-Sunflower Smoothie
This recipe is from Brendan Davison’s “The Microgreen Cookbook.” The recipe was contributed by Allison Hudson Stockamore. You will need a high-speed blender for this smoothie.
Makes one.
1/2 large, ripe banana, peeled and roughly chopped
1/2 cup frozen raspberries
1/2 cup fresh or frozen cubed mango
1/2 cup coconut water
1/4 cup light unsweetened coconut milk
1/2 cup loosely packed sunflower microgreens
Place banana, raspberries, mango, coconut water, and coconut milk and sunflower greens in container of high-speed blender. Cover with lid and start on low speed, gradually increasing speed until the microgreens are thoroughly pureed. Serve immediately.