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Lemon Drop Cookies

Recipe from Two Peas and Their Pod

Lemon Drop Cookies are refreshing and the perfect cookie for Spring. I love making them for baby showers and/or bridal showers.
Servings: 2 dozen cookies

Ingredients

Instructions

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • 2. In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and whisk to combine, set aside.
  • 3. In bowl of stand mixer, combine butter and powdered sugar. Beat on medium until creamy and smooth.In a small bowl, rub the sugar and lemon zest together. Add to the butter mixture. Blend until smooth. Add the lemon juice and beat until well combined.
  • 4. Turn mixer to low, and slowly add in the dry ingredients.
  • 5. Turn the mixer up to medium speed and mix until flour mixture is combined. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes. You can chill the dough overnight.
  • 6. Roll the cookie dough into little balls, about a Tablespoon or so of dough per cookie. Place the cookies on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a Silpat.
  • 7. Bake cookies for 10-12 minutes. Take them out when the bottoms are very slightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheets. Transfer to a cooling rack.
  • 8. To make the glaze-mix powdered sugar and lemon juice together with a whisk. Whisk until smooth.
  • 9. Dip the tops of the cookies into the glaze. Let sit until glaze is hard.