Light As A Feather Lemon Cookies South Beach Recipes

LIGHT AS A FEATHER LEMON COOKIES - SOUTH BEACH

Steps:

• In a food processor, combine the flour, sugar substitute, 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, lemon peel, and baking powder. Add the margarine and pulse on and off until coarse crumbs form. Add the egg and lemon juice and process just until a dough forms.
• Form the dough into a ball and wrap it in plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour, or until firm.
• Preheat the oven to 350.
• Coat a baking sheet with cooking spray.
• Shape the dough into 1" balls and place them 1" apart on the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until the cookies are golden. Remove the cookies from the baking sheet and dust them with the tablespoon confectioners' sugar. Cool on a rack.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER CAKE

Steps:

• Separate eggs, placing whites in a large mixing bowl. Sprinkle cream of tartar on egg whites and beat on high until soft peaks form.
• Slowly add in 1/2 cup of the sugar until whites are stiff but not dry.
• In a medium sized bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together.
• Make a well in the sifted ingredients and add oil, egg yolks, water, and extract. Beat until smooth.
• Fold egg yolk mixture gradually into beaten egg whites. Pour batter into ungreased angel food cake pan.
• Bake at 350F for 45 min or until cake is golden and springs back when touched.with a finger. Cool upside down by balancing the inside ring of the pan on a bottle or funnel (if your pan doesn't have cooling legs).