Lemon Walnut Wafers (Source: Maida Heatter's Cookies (Andrews & McMeel Publishing, 1997 ed.), pg. 78. I made these in a rush and didn't have time to take my usual photos of the process. I was looking for something quick and easy and I had an overabundant supply of lemons on hand. I recall making a similar recipe called " Old-Fashioned Jumbo Lemon Wafers " (in fact, that recipe is on the opposite page from this one in the book). I don't recall how they compared to this recipe, but I think they are very similar. Maida simply describes these as "semi-soft with a tart lemon flavor - an old-fashioned cookie from Florida." An apt description. I baked these one sheet at a time, like I normally do, as I find that you can adjust baking times for the next batch if needed. The first batch was a tad overdone (the bottoms of the cookies were overly dark) so I deducted a few minutes for the subsequent batches and they came out perfect. Like she says in the di...
Baking my way through Maida Heatter's recipes