Lovely Lemon Cookies

Do you want something sweet and citrusy but not too heavy? These Glazed Lemon Cookies are just what you asked for!

All ages love these circles of sweetness. They are soft and light. A kiss of lemon

This is a great recipe to make with your kids. Using a cookie scooper helps shape the dough into perfect shaped balls. I recommend using Silpat mats on your baking sheets for best results. You can also line your baking pans with parchment if you do not have Silpats.

If you have a squeeze bottle, it is perfect for drizzling the glaze over the cookies. But the plastic sandwich bag with a snipped corner works just fine, too!

Glazed Lemon Cookies

From "Cooking Classy"

Makes about 30-36 cookies

Ingredients

2 cups + 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour (scoop and level to measure)

1 Tbsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

3/4 cup butter, softened

1 1/4 cups granulated sugar

Zest of 2 lemons (About 1 1/2 Tbsp.)

1 large egg

1 large egg yolk

2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

Lemon Glaze

1 cup powdered sugar

1 1/2 - 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fit with the paddle attachment, whip together butter, sugar and lemon zest on medium-high speed until mixture is pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

Blend in egg, then egg yolk. Mix in lemon juice and vanilla extract. Slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

Scoop dough out by the heaping tablespoonful, form into balls and drop onto silicone baking mat or parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven 9 - 11 minutes.

Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

For lemon glaze:

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzable consistency.

Pour mixture into a resealable bag, seal bag and cut a small tip off one corner then drizzle glaze over cooking. Allow glaze to set at room temperature.

Store cookies in a single layer in an airtight container.