Lemon Delight Cookies

Submitted by ForeverMama

"These are a great addition to any cookie jar. They have crackled tops and ever so yummy!"

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 3 dozen

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons lemon peel
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch nutmeg
• powdered sugar

directions

1. Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sugar, and beat until well blended. Add egg, lemon juice, vanilla extract and lemon peel until blended.
2. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg. Gradually combine the dry ingredients into the butter mixture at low speed, blending well after each addition.
3. Shape dough into 2 logs about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in deameter. Wrap each log in plastic wrap adn refrigerate 2 - 3 hours. They can be stored for up to 3 days in the refrigerator or in the freezer for a later time.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place parchment paper on a cookie sheet and spray with cooking oil.
5. Slice the cookies 1/2 inch thick, coat them with powdered sugar and place them 1-inch apart on the cookie sheet.
6. Bake about 15 minutes or until the edges are lightly brown. Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Store them in an airtight container. If you have a sweet tooth, you can also dip the cookies again in powdered sugar before serving them.