Crisp Lemon Cookies

Name: Crisp Lemon Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: about 4.5 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/3 cups butter, softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 3/4 cup vanilla or white chips, melted

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling YIELD: about 4.5 dozen.

These light, citrus cookies are a nice change of pace from typical Christmas cookies. Melted vanilla chips drizzled over the top is the fantastic finishing touch. —Darlene Dixon, Hanover, Minnesota

Ingredients

1-1/3 cups butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup vanilla or white chips, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the lemon juice, zest and vanilla. Gradually add flour and mix well.
2. Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Coat the bottom of a glass with cooking spray; dip in sugar. Flatten cookies with glass, redipping in sugar as needed.
3. Bake until edges are lightly browned, 11-13 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. Drizzle with melted vanilla chips.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 99 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 12mg cholesterol, 34mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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