Serving Size : 75

3 1/2 cups flour (1 1/4 lbs.)
1 1/2 cups sugar (3/4 lb.)
3/4 cup butter (6 oz.)
3 eggs (4)
2 teaspoons lemon peel (2 oz.)
2 desert spoons lemon juice

Mix ingredients, drop on cookie sheets. Bake at 350 F for 15-20 minutes. (These are nice with an icing of powdered sugar mixed with lemon juice.-BMP)

Source: Beeton, Isabella. The Beeton’s Book of Household Management. London; S.O.Beeton, 1861. Facsimile reprint: London, Chancellor Press 1982. p. 850. Redacted by Barbara Pugliese.