Iced Lemon Christmas Cookies
photo by Belloo
- Ready In:
- 36mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
40 Cookies
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon rind
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- decorating icing
directions
- Combine the flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
- Beat together the butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl until well blended. Stir in lemon rind and juice. Stir in flour mixture until the dough is smooth. Wrap dough in plastic wrap Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Divide dough in half. Roll out each half of dough on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut out using your favourite 3- or 4-inch cookie cutters. Place .5 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in preheated hot oven (400 degrees) for 6 minutes or until lightly golden. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Belloo
Canada
I am a retired teacher. My late father was an award-winning pastry chef. I learned quite a lot from watching him and from the tips he gave me over the years. How I loved to watch him magically put together a magnificent wedding cake or create something beautiful out of chocolate.