Title: Lemon Yogurt Cookies
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 48 servings
1/2 c Margarine; (1 stick)
-softened
1 1/4 c Granulated sugar
1/2 c Plain nonfat yogurt or
-low-fat
Lemon-flavored yogurt
2 Egg whites
1 tb Grated lemon peel
1/2 ts Vanilla
2 c Quick or old-fashioned
-rolled oats
; uncooked
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Baking soda
Nonstick cooking spray
1/4 c Powdered sugar
Recipe by: St. Louis Post-Dispatch 11/30/96 Beat margarine and granulated
sugar until fluffy. Add yogurt, egg whites, lemon peel and vanilla; mix
until well blended. Combine oats, flour, baking powder and baking soda.
Gradually add dry ingredients to margarine mixture; mix well. Cover;
refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly coat cookie sheet with nonstick
cooking spray or oil lightly.
With lightly floured hands, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on
prepared cookie sheet. Using bottom of glass dipped in granulated sugar,
press dough into 1/8-inch-thick circles. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until
edges are lightly browned. Let cool 2 minutes on cookie sheet; remove to
wire rack. Sift powdered sugar over warm cookies. Let cook completely.
Store tightly covered.
Yield: About 4 dozen cookies. Recipe is from Quaker Oats.
