Cookie Recipes
Lemon Slice Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups unbleached flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 to 3 large lemons
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- On a sheet of wax paper, stir together flour, baking powder and salt.
- From lemons, grate 1 tablespoon of zest and squeeze 2 tablespoons juice.
- In large bowl, with mixer at medium speed, beat butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar and confectioners' sugar until creamy
- Beat in vanilla extract, lemon zest and juice until blended.
- Reduce speed to low and beat in flour mixture just until combined.
- Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a 6 inch long log.
- Wrap each log in wax paper and refrigerate dough overnight.
- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Keeping remaining log refrigerated, cut 1 log into scant 1/4 inch thick slices. Place slices, 1 1/2 inches apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet. Sprinkle lightly with some of remaining 2 tablespoons granulated sugar.
- Bake for 12 minutes or until lightly browned at edges.
- Cool on cookie sheet on wire rack 2 minutes.
- With a wide spatula, transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
- Repeat with remaining dough and sugar.