Name: Lemon Poppy Seed Cookies recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 lemons zested; 1 lemon juiced; 160 g white chocolate; 200 g butter; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 2 eggs lightly beaten; 2 cups plain flour; 2 tbs poppy seeds; 2/3 cup rolled oats; 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda; 1/3 cup icing sugar

by bestkibbles Last updated on 07/09/2019

Tried a few lemon poppy seed biscuit recipes online, but they weren't what I was looking for. I wanted something crunchy and not cake or shortbread-like, so I modified a chocolate earthquake recipe. - bestkibbles

Ingredients

2 lemons zested
1 lemon juiced
160 g white chocolate
200 g butter
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
2 eggs lightly beaten
2 cups plain flour
2 tbs poppy seeds
2/3 cup rolled oats
1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1/3 cup icing sugar

Method

Step 1

Place butter, lemon juice, lemon zest and white chocolate in a saucepan over low heat and stir until melted and smooth.
Step 2

Stir caster sugar, egg, flour, poppyseeds and bicarbonate of soda into lemon chocolate mixture. Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Step 3

Preheat oven to 160C.
Step 4

Line baking trays with baking paper.
Step 5

Roll level tablespoons of mixture into balls.
Step 6

Sift icing sugar onto a plate. Roll each ball in icing sugar.
Step 7

Place balls, 6cm apart, on prepared trays.
Step 8

Bake for 15 minutes, swapping trays halfway. Cool on baking paper.