Simply Lemon Cookies (8 oz. bag)

From Monastery Immaculate
Conception, Ferdinand, Indiana
SIMPLY LEMON COOKIES

Made by Benedictine sisters in the monastery's bakery. With a crisp exterior and a chewy center, their intense lemon flavor is derived chiefly from the zest and juice of fresh lemons. The finely granulated sugar that coats the outside of the cookies makes them neither too tart nor too sweet. It's difficult to eat just one of these refreshing and comforting cookies.

8-oz. bag

Monastery Info:

Monastery Immaculate Conception: Ferdinand, Indiana

The Ferdinand Benedictines are one of the largest Benedictine communities of women in the United States -- over 100 members strong and thriving.

Monastery Immaculate Conception was founded in 1867 by four young Benedictine sisters who came to Ferdinand to teach the children of area settlers. More than 1,000 women have entered the community over the last 150+ years. They've expanded their ministries beyond education and beyond Ferdinand. Today, they serve as teachers, social workers, parish ministers, counselors, nurses, attorneys, youth ministers, administrators, entrepreneurs, activists, chaplains, librarians and more.

The history of Monastery Baked Goods is rooted in a love of baking among the sisters. In support of Christkindlmarkt, an annual German festival held in Ferdinand, the sisters started making and selling Springerle, a traditional German cookie. Today they produce a variety of cookies and other baked goods whose sales help to support their ministries.

Flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), shortening (soybean oil, hydrogenated palm oil, palm oil, mono-and diglycerides, TBHQ and citric acid added to help protect flavor), sugar, unsalted butter, baking powder, lemon zest, lemon juice, baking soda, salt, vanilla extract, pure lemon extract (alcohol, water, oil of lemon)