Lemonade Cookies

Yield: 6 to 7 dozen

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (6 ounce) can lemonade, thawed, undiluted and divided
• Granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
2. Cream butter and 1 cup sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Combine flour and baking soda; stir in butter mixture alternately with 1/2 cup lemonade concentrate.
5. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonsful onto ungreased cookie sheets.
6. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or just until edges of cookies are lightly browned.
7. Remove from oven; brush each cookie lightly with reserved lemonade and sprinkle each with sugar.
8. Cool on a wire rack.

Notes

Note from Leah: They're easy and taste good. I did do one thing differently. I added some fresh/frozen lemon zest to the butter mixture. This one's a keeper:-) Thanks JBic!

Attribution

Posted by JBic01 at Recipe Goldmine 5/1/02 10:09:50 am.