LEMON SUGAR COOKIES

My husband loves anything with lemon or lime, especially drinks & cookies. I was inspired by his favorite pie, Best Key Lime Pie a few years back to make Key Lime Sugar Cookies and they were a huge hit.

My son, Madden loves lemon as much as my hubby. In almost week he will be eleven years old (silently crying) and he always asks for my Best Ever Lemon Poppy Seed Cake. So this week I decided to take his favorite cake and make it into a cookie. But since all of my kids don’t love poppy seeds I made a traditional these LEMON SUGAR COOKIES as well.


These cookies turned out amazing. And while lemon isn’t my favorite because these cookies are so soft and chewy – then with the classic buttercream on top, I have to say that lemon has officially moved up on my list.

Now I am onto everything lemon like Lemon Quick Bread (which I need to make soon) and Scottish Lemon Shortbread, because my son, Aiden has been wanting for me to make some shortbread.

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice

FROSTING

• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons lemon zest
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3-5 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Lightly grease 2 cookie sheets.
2. Cream together sugar and butter. Beat in egg yolks, lemon zest and juice.
3. Add flour, baking soda, and cream of tartar. Stir.
4. .............................

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