I used to buy them often. But, they no longer carry them. The cookies were a little sweet with a crispy texture and a fragrant smell of lemon. It was a lovely, rich cookie. I fell in love with the lemon scent and the lemon icing. I am sorry that I can not buy this cookies any more.
So while I was searching for lemon icing cookies I found a recipe from Martha Stewart and tried it.
It will be for the true lemon lover, these crispy cookies will be a perfect treat.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 cup granulated sugar (I reduced sugar a little bit in the original recipe)
1 large egg
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
For Lemon Glaze
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and lemon zest.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg, vanilla extract and lemon juice and mix on a low speed.
Drop dough by ice cream scoop onto baking sheet.
Bake until edges are golden, 15-20 minutes and cool completely.
Spread cookies with lemon glaze and let set until icing is firm.
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For Lemon Glaze
2 cups confectioners sugar
2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
1/3 cup fresh lemon juiceDirections
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and lemon zest.
In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add egg, vanilla extract and lemon juice and mix on a low speed.
Drop dough by ice cream scoop onto baking sheet.
Bake until edges are golden, 15-20 minutes and cool completely.
Spread cookies with lemon glaze and let set until icing is firm.
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