These melt in your mouth butter cookies are bursting with lemon flavor! They will definitely need to become your go to when bringing cookies to a picnic or party this summer…or just staying home and baking something for your family. This is a strange time huh? What started out as a nice slow down, sort of turned into feeling like a caged animal type of thing and now has rested into a comfortable, schedule-less routine. It is a strange feeling not having a calendar packed with activities, barely finding the time to catch up with each other and eating most meals on the run. It is an interesting combination of missing all of that and really enjoying it all at the same time. I can honestly say most of you parents out there probably understand exactly what I am talking about because we are all going through it all at the same time.
It has been a nice feeling to take my time and cook. I am able to bake things…for us. My kids always give me a hard time that I’m always baking…but it’s never for them! It is always for a bake sale, or a donation for a teacher’s lunch, or a cookie tray for a party we are attending. It was fun to pick recipes to bake, and then just….well…eat them.
I hope all of you are finding the slow down at least slightly beneficial, and finding the time to do whatever it is you never had the time to do. If that “thing” is baking, then go to the store (don’t forget your mask!) and gather up the ingredients for these delicious little lemon cookies! They will bring a ray of sunshine into your life!
- COOKIE:
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1¼ tbsp fresh lemon zest
- 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp salt
- ICING:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp butter, softened ( I do partially melted...it is easier to stir in)
- Fresh lemon zest for garnish, if desired
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large bowl, beat together the butter and powdered sugar.
- Add the lemon zest and lemon juice and mix on medium until light and fluffy.
- Add flour and salt,
- Mix until just combined
- Batter will seem crumbly
- Form balls about 1½ tsp big and place on cookie sheet evenly spaced apart
- If you are having trouble forming the cookie balls, put flour on your hands to roll the dough
- Press down on each ball lightly to gently flatten
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until set in the middle and light brown on the bottom
- Let rest on cookie sheet for one minute when removed from the oven
- Transfer to a cooling rack
- Let cool completely
- Meanwhile, start prepping frosting.
- Combine sugar, lemon juice and butter and whisk until lumps disappear.
- Dollop a small amount on each cookie and spread
- Grate lemon zest if desired
- Let cookies rest until frosting is set.
- Enjoy!
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