Name: Lemon Sugar Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened); 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs; 1/3 cup almond milk (you can use regular milk as well); 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 ¼ cups flour; 4 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (1/2 lemon); 1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional); 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons lemon juice (1 & 1/2 lemons); 1 tablespoon almond milk or milk

Description

Delicious and fluffy lemon sugar cookies topped with a sweet lemon icing.

Ingredients

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1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened)
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
1/3 cup almond milk (you can use regular milk as well)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ¼ cups flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (1/2 lemon)
1 tablespoon lemon zest (optional)
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons lemon juice (1 & 1/2 lemons)
1 tablespoon almond milk or milk

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, and salt, set aside.
In another bowl, using a mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in lemon juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, almond milk, and optional lemon zest, and continue mixing until combined.
Add 1/2 of the dry mixture to the wet mixture and mix. Add rest of the flour and mix together until combined.
Using a medium size cookie scoop, drop scooped cookies on the parchment paper lined baking sheet and bake about 8-10 minutes, or until cookies do not sink or imprint when lightly touched on top. Do not over-bake. Cookies should not be brown.
Let cookies set for a couple of minutes on the baking sheets before transferring to a wire rack and then frost with the lemon icing!
In a shallow bowl, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice. Add in milk and continue stirring until mixed well and it reaches a nice thick consistency, yet pourable.
Dip cooled cookies in icing and allow to set on a cookie rack.
After icing has set, seal cookies to keep soft.

Notes

Ensure cookies are not over-baked for the best texture.
Consider adding extra lemon zest for more flavor.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 cookie
Calories: 150
Sugar: 12g
Sodium: 50mg
Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Unsaturated Fat: 2g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 22g
Fiber: 0g
Protein: 2g
Cholesterol: 30mg