Glazed Lemon Cookies

I found this recipe on Pinterest and was very pleased with the result--Glazed lemon Cookies. I took them to church to share on Easter Sunday.I also doubled the recipe, which turned out fine.

Spooning the dough and rolling balls gets very sticky, so periodically I would rinse my hands off. Damp hands made it easier to roll the balls.

Glazed Lemon Cookies

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen

Ingredients

• 2 cups + 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
• 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

Directions

• 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 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 just until combined. Scoop dough out by the heaping spoonfuls, form into balls and drop onto Silpat or parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake in preheated oven 9 - 11 minutes (for a gooier cookie closer to 9 and a more set, fluffy cookie more near 11). Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet several minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool. Drizzle cooled cookies with Lemon Glaze (you can do this while they are still slightly warm if desired). Store in a single layer in an airtight container.

For Lemon Glaze

• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together powdered sugar and enough lemon juice to reach a drizzle-able consistency. Pour mixture into a resealable bag, seal bag and cut a small tip off one corner then drizzle glaze over cookies. Allow glaze to set at room temperature. 

• Recipe Source: Cooking Classy

http://www.cookingclassy.com/2013/01/glazed-lemon-cookies/