Glazed Lemon Cookies

Name: Glazed Lemon Cookies
Yield: Makes about 3½ dozen cookies
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; ¾ cup powdered sugar; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest; ½ teaspoon baking soda; ¼ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 1¾ cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 cup granulated sugar; 1 large egg; ½ cup unsalted butter, melted

Preparation info

Makes about
3½ dozen
cookies

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Lick The Bowl Good

By Monica Holland

Published 2013

About

A four-and-a-half-year-old little girl named Lily dreamt up these cookies. She got the brilliant idea of lemon cookies stuck in her head, so I went to the kitchen and created this recipe in her honor. They are bright and lemony and use both lemon juice and zest in the cookie and the glaze.

Ingredients

Lemon Cookies

½ cup unsalted butter, melted
1 cup granulated sugar
1

Vegetarian
Cookies

Method

To Make the Cookies

Preheat oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, mix melted butter and sugar together. Add the egg, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla, and stir until thoroughly combined.
Add the flour, baking