Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies - so sweet, delicious and refreshing! Perfect way to surprise your family for holidays! Enjoy in these Glazed Lemon Sugar Cookies! Very easy and quick to make with only few ingredients!
Ingredients
For the cookies:
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon zest
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 ½ cups flour
½ cup powdered sugar
For the glaze:
1 cup powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoon lemon juice, or as necessary for consistency
Yellow sprinkles, for garnishing
Instructions
To make cookies:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together unsalted butter, granulated sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest until pale and fluffy. Add egg vanilla extract and mix until combined. With mixer set on low speed, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Pour powdered sugar into a small bowl.
Roll into 1 inch balls and roll through the powdered sugar to evenly coat
Transfer to a parchment paper, repeat with remaining dough and space cookies 2-inches apart on baking sheet. Bake in preheated oven 10-12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Allow cookies to cool completely before glazing.
To make glaze:
To a medium bowl, add the powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, and whisk until smooth and combined.
Using a small spoon, drizzle about 1 tablespoon of glaze over each cookies
Sprinkle a small pinch of yellow sprinkles over all cookies before the glaze sets
Recipe by Yummiest Food Recipes at https://yummiestfood.com/glazed-lemon-sugar-cookies/