How To Make Lemon Drop Cookies
Whip up a unique batch of lemon drop cookies for a healthy snack! The cookies are glazed with a sweet mixture of sugar and lemon juice.
Ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1⁄4 tsp baking powder
- 1⁄8 tsp salt
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1⁄4 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- lemon zest, from 1 lemon
- lemon juice, from 1⁄2 lemon
For Glaze:
- 1⁄2 cup powdered sugar
- lemon juice, from 1 lemon
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
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In a medium mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and whisk to combine, set aside.
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In bowl of stand mixer, combine butter and powdered sugar. Beat on medium until creamy and smooth.
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In a small bowl, rub the sugar and lemon zest together. Add to the butter mixture. Blend until smooth. Add the lemon juice and beat until well combined.
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Turn mixer to low, and slowly add in the dry ingredients.
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Turn the mixer up to medium speed and mix until flour mixture is combined. Chill the dough for about 30 minutes. You can also chill the dough overnight.
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Roll the cookie dough into little balls, about a tablespoon or so of dough per cookie. Place the cookies on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper or a Silpat.
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Bake cookies for 10 to 12 minutes. Take them out when the bottoms are very slightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool on cookie sheets. Transfer to a cooling rack.
Glaze:
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Mix powdered sugar and lemon juice with a whisk. Whisk until smooth.
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Dip the tops of the cookies into the glaze. Let sit until glaze is hard.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 128g
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- Calcium: 178mg
- Calories: 1609kcal
- Carbohydrates: 191g
- Cholesterol: 244mg
- Fat: 93g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 4mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 24g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g
- Potassium: 114mg
- Protein: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 58g
- Sodium: 2008mg
- Trans Fat: 4g
- Vitamin A: 2836IU
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