Lemon Butter Spritz Recipe

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Field editor Iola Egle of Bella Vista, Arkansas is a veteran baker who counts this lemony spritz variation among her best-loved recipes. Her cookies are dressed up for the holidays with a pretty drizzle of chocolate.

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Lemon Butter Spritz Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 5 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 54 Servings

20 5 25

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 egg
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, lemon juice and peel. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Using a cookie press fitted with a bar disk, form dough into long strips on ungreased baking sheets. Cut each strip into 2-1/4-in. pieces (do not separate pieces).
Bake 5-7 minutes or until set (do not brown). Cut into pieces again if necessary. Remove to wire racks to cool.
For glaze, in a small bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa, vanilla and enough milk to achieve desired consistency. Drizzle over cookies. Let stand until set. Yield: 4-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 73 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 47 mg sodium, 10 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Lemon Butter Spritz in Taste of Home December/January 2007, p6