Zest me up!!

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I made maraw's lemon chewies last night, and they were ready this morning. I used cookie cutters to make bunny shapes and 1 heart shape (for hubby :)).

I just wanted to tell everyone that IF they haven't tried these and IF they like lemons and coconut, then they must try them. Today.

I did a variation though.. the recipe calls for 2 cups of Cashews, however I did not have enough. I only had 1 cup of cashews. Thus, I used 1 cup of cashews and 1 cup of almonds.

This turned out quite pleasantly. It had a light almondy taste which we found to be very invigorating.

We love them! So good! Lemon and coconuty-goodness.

Try them and you will not regret it.

the recipe, for those not familiar:
http://www.therawtable.com/recipecoll/lemonch.htm


best,
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here's a pic

http://www.naturesgreat.com/store/files/images/misc/chewies.jpg

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heabrook

Your cookies are so sweet, they just look adorable. Are you going to actually have any left for Easter? :p

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heabrook

Your cookies are so sweet, they just look adorable. Are you going to actually have any left for Easter? :p
Probably not because we might eat them all by then :o

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These look great !
Is there a simpler way around the zest from 3-4 lemons ? I don't have a zester and usually use frontiers lemon peel, will that do ? and how much ?

Mara

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These look great !
Is there a simpler way around the zest from 3-4 lemons ? I don't have a zester and usually use frontiers lemon peel, will that do ? and how much ?

Mara
hmm.. I suppose that would work, though it would definitely result in a different consistency I would think.

I used the zest from 3-4 lemons, it took a while because I don't have the best "zester". But, it was worth it and it made the house smell like lemon :) I didn't measure how much I put in, I just "zested" 4 lemons....

Let me think...... I want to say, maybe two tablespoons? The zest of a lemon didn't make that much because they are in very fine pieces. The lemon peel you have is in larger pieces, so you may not want to use too much. Sorry I couldn't give a better answer!! I would play around with it, the lemon juice is going to make it taste very lemon-like but the zest will add an extra punch.

Technically speaking, you don't have to have the zest or substitute it with anything. The shredded coconut and nuts are really what holds it together.