1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon salt
Preheat oven to 400 F. In a medium bowl, beat together butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the lemon peel, flour and salt until well combined. Beat in as much flour as you can. Stir in any remaining flour with a wooden spoon. Do not chill dough. Pack dough into a cookie press. Force dough through press onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until light brown. Allow to cool on baking sheets for 1 minute and then remove to wire rack to cool.
For the frosting:
1 egg, beaten
2/3 cup white sugar
1½ teaspoons lemon zest
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1½ tablespoons butter
Combine the beaten egg, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice and butter in the top of a double boiler. Stir until thick. Drizzle over cookies.
A cookie baker Dec 16, 2008
Would make this again.
I have actually made these with my daughter twice already and we absolutely love these cookies! We plan on making more for the holidays!
Dec 13, 2008
Would make this again.
this is the best bach of cookies i have ever made!!!!!!!
A cookie baker Dec 20, 2007
Would make this again.
i don't know if i did somthing wrong but the frosting was not so great, it still tested good with out frosting
A cookie baker Dec 10, 2007
Would make this again.
angel whispers are so delhitful
Vancouver baker Oct 5, 2007
Would not make this again.
Recipe was easy enough, but cookies spread out so thin while baking that I couldn't get them off the sheet in one piece. I followed directions precisely...broken pieces tasted good..but can't serve those to my guests.
