Lemon-Ginger Wafers

Name: Lemon-Ginger Wafers
Prep time: 3 h
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 60
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters confectioners sugar; 3 Tbsps cornstarch; 60 servings Chopped crystallized ginger, for topping; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 3-inch piece ginger, peeled; 3 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest; 0 teaspoons salt; 2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Lemon-Ginger Wafers a try. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 41 calories, 0g of protein, and 2g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 1% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 60. Head to the store and pick up confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 3 hours.

Instructions

Finely grate the ginger into a fine-mesh sieve set over a bowl. Press with the back of a spoon to squeeze out the juice (you'll need 1 tablespoon juice); set aside.

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Ginger

Juice

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Sieve

Bowl

Whisk the flour, cornstarch and salt in a medium bowl.

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Corn Starch

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Beat the butter and 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with a mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the lemon zest, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, the vanilla and ginger juice. Reduce the mixer speed to low; add the flour mixture and beat until just incorporated.

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Powdered Sugar

Ginger Juice

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Vanilla

Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Blender

Bowl

Divide the dough between 2 sheets of plastic wrap; form into two 1-by-9-inch logs. Wrap and freeze until firm, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment. Unwrap the logs and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; arrange 1 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet