The cookies themselves were delicious; and I can only imagine how much better they would have been with the actual lemon drops.

The recipe was quick and easy to make with the exception of one thing: the lemon drops/sours. Because the candy I used was perfectly round and hard, it was almost impossible to crush. It scooted out of the wax paper package I tried first; didn’t work when beat with a mallet, and I finally ended up having to crush them one.at.a.time in a garlic press. It took forever, because they were just sticky enough once crushed that they needed a knife to dig them out of the garlic press each time. I told my husband and daughter that I hoped they liked them since it would be the last time I made them.

Now that I’ve had a week to mull it over, I might try this recipe one more time with lemon drops to see if their slightly oval shape and rough surface makes it easier to crush and an easier process.

I rated them a 4 because if you are willing to take the time, they are quite delicious.

They were perfectly round, which prevented them from being easily crushed – the scooted out of the waxed paper even though I had folded in the sides. I tried a few things and eventually had to use a garlic press to crush the candy one piece at a time. It took forever.

Other than that, they were really good and super fast to make.

Used the glaze (with a little bit of added orange juice concentrate ) on yeast doughnuts. It was another hit.