Week 23: Crisp Lemon Sugar Cookies

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Crisp-Lemon-Sugar-Cookies

I made these cookies once before I started the blog, and I really enjoyed them. They are crispy and simple with a hint of lemon.

I also used them as the crust to my individual cheesecakes. I saw this recipe on Paula Deen several years ago. She uses a vanilla wafer on the bottom, but I thought these cookies would be perfect. I halved this recipe and made just 6. If you've given up on sugar, I've made these cheesecakes with Splenda. The cookies could probably be made with Splenda as well.

Aren't they pretty?

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/paula-deens-easy-cheesecake-120241.aspx?pf=true

Week 22: Fancy Sugar Cookie Bars

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Fancy-Sugar-Cookie-Bars

These were the easiest cookies to make, and they were a big hit. My husband was upset that I took them to school and didn't save some for him. I used a packaged sugar cookie mix instead of refrigerated cookie dough. I didn't measure any of the toppings and I added butter scotch chips. I would love to make these again.

Week 21: Cookie Jar Nut Cookies

I'm about 3 weeks behind on my blog. I made the cookies each week, but I'm just now blogging about them. Here we go:

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/Cookie-Jar-Nut-Cookies

These cookies were not that great to me. My husband said he enjoyed them, but I didn't care for the taste, and I had a difficult time baking them. The first batch came out undercooked, the second over cooked, and the final batch a little crunchy. I added some chocolate chips to my last batch, but I still didn't care for them. I didn't really like the nutmeg flavor.