Adventures in Baking - Lemon Thyme Cookies

This is what happens when you forget to put the full amount of flour in cookie dough...

You get one big cookie blob!

As I was scooping out the dough onto the pan I thought to myself,

"Wow this dough is really wet and gooey!"

Duh.

I'm pretty sure I put in 2 cups of flour

instead of the 2 1/2 it called for.

Guess I was tired from waking up at 6:00am this morning

to see an early screening of Harry Potter.

(It was awesome, by the way)

After that sad mess came out of the oven, 

I added some flour to the dough until it seemed right 

and was able to salvage some cookies.

And I have to say, they're pretty darn good!

Lemon Thyme Cookies

Inspired by the big batch of fresh thyme growing on our balcony

Adapted from this Land O'Lakes recipe

2 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour

1 1/2 cups sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 eggs

1 Tablespoon lemon zest

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1-2 Tablespoons chopped fresh thyme

1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 400.

Put all ingredients into a bowl.

Mix on low until mixed well, scraping the sides often.

Drop by rounded teaspoons onto a baking sheet a few inches apart.

Bake 6-8 minutes until golden around the edges.

Cool on sheet for a couple minutes, then move to cooling rack.

I was going to add the glaze that's on the Land O'Lakes recipe

but I didn't have powdered sugar on hand.

And I actually liked them better without the extra sweetness of frosting.

They're nice, light, with just enough lemon to be refreshing.

Perfect for a summer day!