Name: Lemon Cookies
Prep time: 0:0
Cook time: 0:0
Yield: 0
Cuisine: Dessert, Desserts
Ingredients: 1/2 c (118 g) unsalted butter; room temp; 3/4 c (149 g)sugar; 1 egg; room temp; 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice (I just used the juice of half a lemon); 1 1/2 Tbsp lemon zest (I used the zest from the whole lemon); 1/2 tsp vanilla; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp baking soda; 1/4 tsp salt; 1 1/4 c (156 g) flour

Posted on

19 April 2015

by

ewfood

Ingredients

1/2 c (118 g) unsalted butter, room temp

3/4 c (149 g)sugar

1 egg, room temp

1 1/2 Tbsp lemon juice (I just used the juice of half a lemon)

1 1/2 Tbsp lemon zest (I used the zest from the whole lemon)

1/2 tsp vanilla

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

1 1/4 c (156 g) flour

Preparation

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1. Preheat oven to 350F (175C).
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2. Cream together the butter and sugar, then add the egg, juice, zest and vanilla. Sift in the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Drop by 1 1/2 tsps onto lined baking sheets and bake 10-12 min until lightly golden around edges. Let cool on sheets one minute before placing on racks to cool completely. Makes about 2 dozen.
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<strong>Lemon Icing</strong>
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1. You probably won’t need this much icing, but it depends on how much icing you want to put on the cookies. I used around 3/4 c icing sugar and just enough lemon juice to make a thick paste.
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2. 1 c (150 g) icing sugar
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3. 4-6 Tbsp lemon juice
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4. Beat together and drizzle over cooled cookies.