Luscious Lemon Cookies
Nov 23, 2012 23:17:08 GMT -5
Post by PrisonerOfHope on Nov 23, 2012 23:17:08 GMT -5
Luscious Lemon Cookies
1/2 cup softened butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tbs. lemon zest
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 2/3 cups flour, packed
1/2 cup milk
Topping:
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Mix in half the flour and half the milk; repeat.
Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet; they should be small - about the size of a cherry. (They'll crumble if you make them too big)
Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes.
For topping:
Heat the lemon juice just a bit, add the sugar, and stir. Place the topping next to the cooling rack, along with a pastry brush.
When the cookies come out of the oven, remove them to the wire rack with a piece of foil placed under it.
Quickly brush the topping onto the hot cookies; it will dry into a glaze.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
NOTE: if you prefer a less tart cookie, sprinkle them with confectioners sugar.
1/2 cup softened butter
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 tbs. lemon zest
2 tsp. lemon juice
1 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 2/3 cups flour, packed
1/2 cup milk
Topping:
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
Beat the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the egg, lemon zest, and lemon juice.
Mix in the baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
Mix in half the flour and half the milk; repeat.
Drop by teaspoons onto an ungreased cookie sheet; they should be small - about the size of a cherry. (They'll crumble if you make them too big)
Bake at 350 for 12-14 minutes.
For topping:
Heat the lemon juice just a bit, add the sugar, and stir. Place the topping next to the cooling rack, along with a pastry brush.
When the cookies come out of the oven, remove them to the wire rack with a piece of foil placed under it.
Quickly brush the topping onto the hot cookies; it will dry into a glaze.
Makes about 4 dozen cookies.
NOTE: if you prefer a less tart cookie, sprinkle them with confectioners sugar.
