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High Tea Lemon Cookies




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List of Ingredients




2 cups butter, room temperature*
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cornstarch (yes, this is correct!)
Lemon Frosting

* Very important that you use room temperature butter (not softened or melted).



Recipe



Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add powdered sugar; cream until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest and vanilla extract; beat well. Add flour and cornstarch into butter mixture and beat well until well mixed.

Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets and bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from oven, carefully remove from baking sheet, and cool on wire racks (when warm the cookies are delicate). When cool, spread Lemon Frosting onto top of cookies.

Yields 6 dozen cookies.

Lemon Frosting:
This recipe makes enough for a double batch of cookies

1/3 cup butter, room temperature
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
4 cups powdered sugar

In a medium bowl, combine butter, lemon zest, lemon juice, and powdered sugar; stir until well mixted.

TIP: Since I usually triple this recipe when I make it, I now thin the frosting with lemon juice or water and dip the top of the cookie into it. It is much faster and easier.