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Lemon Snaps, 1881

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Ingredients

  • 1 ⅛ cup sugar
  • ⅔ cup butter
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoon hot water
  • 1 ⅛ cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract

Instructions

"A large cup sugar, two-thirds cup butter, half tea-spoon soda dissolved in two tea-spoons hot water, flour enough to roll thin; flavor with lemon"

    Notes

    {MODERN BAKING NOTES: Roll the dough thin, like pie crust--about ⅛ inch. Bake on un-greased tins, at 420°, until golden brown around the edges. 5-6 minutes should do it!
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