Lemon Glaze Cookies

Ingredients

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour, (spooned and leveled)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• Lemon Glaze (see recipe below) 

Directions

• Step 1

  Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and lemon zest. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat until combined. With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture.

• Step 2

  Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, 1 inch apart, onto two baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool 2 minutes on sheets, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Spread cookies with Lemon Glaze and let set, about 1 hour.

   

  Lemon Glaze Recipe

  Ingredients

• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest, plus 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

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  Directions

• Step 1

  In a medium bowl, whisk together confectioners' sugar and lemon zest and juice until smooth

   

   

  If your Santa has a love of tart things, then he is going to love these lemon glazed cookies. Don't forget to leave out some milk! Merry Christmas!