Italian Nonna’s Perfect Lemon Cookie

Delfina ‘AKA Nonna Fina’ is an Italian-Australian grandmother and TikTok star.

She has over 650,000 followers on Instagram, over 450,000 on TikTok, and over 23 million likes.

Her granddaughter Maddie manages her social media accounts.

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LEMON TWIST COOKIES

Ingredients

· 4 eggs

· 500 g self-raising flour

· 1 lemon, grated

· 2 tablespoons lemon juice

· 125 g butter, melted

· 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar (or essence)

· 2 teaspoons baking powder

· Extra self-raising flour for dusting

Method

· Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add lemon zest and lemon juice and beat.

· Add sugar and beat. Then add melted butter and beat.

· Add vanilla sugar and baking powder and beat.

· Add the self-raising flour and beat until combined.

· Sprinkle the work surface with flour and knead until the dough is springy.

· Cut two small pieces from the dough and roll each piece into a rope (each 1-2 cm wide)

· Wrap the two pieces of string dough together. Cut off the rough ends.

· Continue until all the dough has been used.

· Place on a lined baking sheet. Bake in the oven at 180°C fan-forced for 30 minutes, or until golden brown.