Lemon Sugar Cookies with Lemon Glaze

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Level: Easy

Serves: 36

36

Description

A light, buttery, thin, lemon-flavored cookie drizzled with a lemon glaze.

Ingredients

  • FOR THE COOKIES:
  • 1 cup Butter, Softened
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 whole Egg
  • ½ teaspoons Lemon Extract
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 2-½ cups All-purpose Flour
  • FOR THE LEMON GLAZE:
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • ½ whole Lemon, Juiced
  • 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper, set aside.

In a large bowl using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar, scraping down the sides of the bowl when needed. Add egg, lemon extract and vanilla extract; beat until combined. Add lemon juice, salt, baking soda and baking powder; mix until combined. Add flour and mix until combined.

Drop spoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 2″ apart and bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottom is lightly browned. Refrigerate the dough between batches. Remove from oven.

Let cookies cool on pan for 2 minutes, then move them to a baking rack to cool completely.

For the glaze: In a bowl, add powdered sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest. Mix until combined. If you like it thicker add more powdered sugar; if you like it thinner, add more lemon juice. Drizzle glaze over cookies. I used the tines of a fork.

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