Thursday, March 31, 2011

Luscious Lemon Bites

Luscious Lemon Bites

Ingredients:

2 cups of butter, softened
2/3 cup powered sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 3/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups cornstarch


Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Beat butter until creamy.  Add powdered sugar and mix until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest and vanilla.  Beat well.  Add flour and cornstarch and mix until well combined.  Roll dough into one inch balls.  Bake 15 minutes on ungreased cookie sheet until bottom edges of cookies are light brown.  Cool and frost with lemon glaze.


Creamy Lemon Glaze

Ingredients:

4 Tablespoons butter, melted
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/3 cup lemon juice
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar


Directions:

Combine butter, lemon zest, juice, and powdered sugar.  Stir until well combined.  Place cookies on wax paper.  Cool.  Drizzle glaze over the tops.
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