RECIPES
Lemon Drops
by Livestrong_Recipes | Oct 19, 2018
Photo Credit: Susan Marque
- PREP
- 15 m
- COOK
- 10 m
- TOTAL
- 25 m
These low-sugar lemon cookies are topped with delicious bits of candied orange. Packed with immunity-boosting vitamin C and blood pressure-regulating potassium, citrus rinds are incredibly nutritious. They also contain bioflavonoids, which offer anti-inflammatory and antioxidant benefits.
INGREDIENTS
SERVES 18
- 1/2 cup Safflower Oil
- 3/4 cup Maple Syrup
- 1/2 cup Brown Rice Syrup
- 1/2 cup Lemon Juice
- 1/2 tbsp lemon zest
- 2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups Flour, All Purpose
- 1/2 tbsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup Orange Peel
DIRECTIONS
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2
Mix the flour, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
3
In another bowl, combine the oil, rice syrup, ½ cup of the maple syrup, lemon juice, zest and vanilla.
4
Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
5
Place the remaining ¼ cup of maple syrup in a small pan over medium heat and let it come to a boil while you stir it for several minutes to thicken. Add the orange pieces to coat well.
6
Drop the lemon batter onto parchment-lined cookie sheets and top each cookie with the candied orange peel bits.
7
Bake the cookies for 8 to 10 minutes or until the bottoms are brown.
