These cookies are soft, chewy, and have just the right hint of lemon flavor.
These are also good if you roll the balls of dough in granulated or turbinado sugar before baking instead of glazing them
Ingredients
1 cup Softened butter
1 ½ cups Granulated sugar
1 large Egg
1 tsp Lemon juice
1 Tbs Lemon zest
1 tsp Vanilla extract
½ tsp Salt
½ tsp Baking powder
2 ¼ cups All-purpose flour
Glaze
1 ½ cups Confectioner’s sugar
1 Tbs Lemon juice
1 Tbs Lemon Zest
1 Tbs Milk
¼ tsp Vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat Oven to 350 degrees
In a large bowl, cream the butter, sugar, and egg3.
Add in lemon juice, lemon zest, and vanilla and mix well
Fold in all dry ingredients
Roll dough into 1 inch balls and place 2 inches apart from each other on an ungreased cookie sheet
Bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes until lightly golden around the edges
Combine all glaze ingredients in medium bowl and whisk until smooth
Drizzle glaze over slightly warm cookies and let finish cooling completely before eating