Average Rating: 4.666666TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
YIELD: about 5 dozen.Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
FROSTING: - 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 to 3 drops yellow food coloring, optional
Instructions
- 1. In a bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until blended. Beat in lemon juice. In a small bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into butter mixture. Divide dough in half; shape each into an 8-in.-long roll. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2 hours or until firm.
- 2. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets.
- 3. Bake 8-12 minutes or until firm. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- 4. For frosting, in a small bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in lemon zest, lemon juice and, if desired, food coloring. Spread over cookies.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 49 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 25mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (2g sugars, 0 fiber), 0 protein.