Sparkling Lemon Snowflakes
Ingrediënten
COOKIES
- ¾ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1 egg
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
GLAZE
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- ¼ cup coarse white sparkling sugar
Instructies
- Heat oven to 350°F.
- In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add lemon peel and egg; beat until well blended.
- On low speed, beat in flour and salt until well blended.
- On floured surface, roll dough until ⅛ inch thick.
- Cut with lightly floured 2½- to 3-inch snowflake-shaped cookie cutter.
- On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies just begin to brown.
- Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks.
- Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
- In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and water.
- Using small metal spatula, spread glaze over tops of cookies; sprinkle with sparkling sugar.
- Let glaze dry before storing in airtight container.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
Kitchen Secrets
If you don’t have a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter, you can use either a star-shaped or scalloped-edge cutter, and then cut small triangles and pieces out of the center to form snowflakes.Nutritional Information
Calories: 60 kcal
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