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lemon drop cookie

Lemon Drops

Sharon My Ideas
This cookie is as light as a cloud that melts in your mouth and has the perfect balance of butter, sweet and lemon.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Cool and Ice 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 35
Calories 128 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • 1 cup (150g) all purpose flour
  • ⅔ cup cornstarch
  • 2½ cups (280g) powdered sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • preheat oven 350°, line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside
  • cream together 2 sticks of butter and 1/3 cup powdered sugar until creamy
  • sift together flour and cornstarch and add to butter, mix until dough comes together
  • using small cookie scoop, drop small balls of dough onto cookie sheet and bake 9-11 minutes
  • melt one stick of butter and combine with lemon juice and 2½ cups powdered sugar
  • spread over warm cookies and let set

Nutrition

Calories: 128kcal
Keyword christmas cookie, easy cookie recipe, homemade cookies, lemon cookie, lemon drop
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