When I saw the recipe for lemon coolers on Pinterest, I took a stroll down memory lane! ย Lemon Coolers were my very favorite cookies when I was a teen in the 70’s, so I instantly knew I had to try the homemade version.
That reminds me of a story! ย A few days ago I was talking to my next to the youngest grandson and telling him about something that happened when I was a little girl. ย His reply: ย “You were never a little girl, Nana!” ย I promise he didn’t mean it the way it sounds.
Back to the coolers: ย The store bought kind was discontinued, but I recently heard through the grapevine that they were back. ย You can find them at Cracker Barrel. ย I try to stay far away from those little crisp, lemony bites of awesomeness.
The homemade version of lemon coolers were so easy to make. ย The recipe does require cake flower, but the author of the recipe gives you instructions on how to make your own in case you don’t have any on hand. ย Cool! ย Also, I happened to be out of parchment paper, so I lightly greased the cookie sheets and mine turned out wonderful.
Since this is a cookie from my past, I decided to pose them in a tiered tray that belonged to my mom when I was a little girl and now belongs to me. ย Are you old enough to remember these trays? ย And since I had tiny specks of powdered sugar everywhere, I went ahead and sprinkled some more. ย It was easier than swiping with a cloth.
Hit or Miss? ย Here’s the results:
My oldest grandson that does not like lemon flavored anything: ย “Nana, this is more than a hit. ย It’s a home run!” ย (Is it a good thing that my 10 year old grandson knows everything about my blog?)
Max, the German Shepherd: ย OK, Max didn’t get one, but he was with me during the photo shoot and I had to keep nudging him back with my hip (that’s exercise, right?) ย because he wanted to gobble all of them!
Daughter #2 – “You have got to stop making these hit or misses when I’m here. ย These are delish, but your next project had better be a miss!”
Grandson #2 – “When I get older I’m going to come get your recipe because I’m going to make these for my kids!” ย Let’s say it together: ย “Awww!”
The two youngest grands: ย The grands were only allowed 2 cookies because their mom was here. ย Party pooper! ย But we did catch the next to the youngest trying to swipe another one and the youngest was caught trying to lick the powdered sugar from the tray.
Son-In-Law #1 (the first son-in-law): ย These are the best cookies I’ve ever eaten!
The hubs – “A big hit!”
Me: ย They are delicious! ย Do they taste just like the ones I ate growing up? ย Not quite, but they are very, very good and more like a shortbread cookie.
Here’s the recipeย from Uncommon Designs. ย And I’m so thankful I found it!
What was your favorite cookie growing up?
