Lemon Cookies IIi

Submitted by Kim127

"I made this at Christmas last year and they were a big hit, especially with me and my mom. The frosting is a must."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 48 cookies

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 3 large eggs
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lemon extract

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Blend the white sugar and shortening until light.
3. Beat in the eggs, milk, vanilla and 1 teaspoon lemon extract.
4. Mix until well blended.
5. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt.
6. Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture.
7. Mix until combined (the dough will be sticky).
8. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets.
9. Bake for 8-10 minutes.
10. Let cookies cool on cooling rack.
11. To make icing: combine the confectioner's sugar, water and lemon extract to taste.
12. Beat until smooth and make icing thick enough to spread on cooled cookies (add more sugar if needed).

Reviews

[Kree]

These cookies are delicious! I didn't have any parchment paper, so I baked them on greased cookie sheets, and they still turned out moist and puffy! They were great even without the frosting, although I agree that it's a must, because with it they were spectacular! I think this will become a new family favorite!

 

[bug lt]

These cookies were nice and light! So simple to make, too! No powdered sugar, so I didn't make the icing, but we ate them up just fine, anyway! Thanks for sharing. :)

 

[1033366]

Fantastic! Not too sweet, and not terribly difficult or time comsuming. In less than 2 hours, I had 2 delicious batches. Cookies are good with or without the glaze. It just adds a little bit of extra flavor. You could very easily use any flavor extract and even put a little food coloring in the glaze to make them festive. Next batch we're going to try almond flavor! Rather than spread the glaze, I made it a little thinner and dipped the cookies. Thanks for sharing Kim! This one is already a star in my dessert file!

 

[Peaches1027]

These cookies were so puffy they looked like biscuits, and I didn't like how goopy and sticky the dough was either. I frosted them and added colored sprinkles, but I still didn't like how they looked. They were very lemony, and the frosting is a must. These didn't go over very well in our family, unfortunately.

 

[Joanne J.]

Can these be frozen for a week or two (with or without glaze)?