Iced Lemon Rounds
I wanted to make a different cookie for Santa Claus this year. My kids didn’t want to do chocolate, sugar, or peanut butter so I went on a search for something tasty. I found this recipe for iced lemon rounds on Sharon’s food blog Culinary Adventures of a New Wife. The cookies were light, lemony and so good with a cake-like texture that I enjoyed while being packed with lemon flavor. I have one regret…I made the frosting into a thin lemon glaze instead of a thick lemon frosting and will do a thicker frosting next time. These cookies were a big hit with all of us, including Santa – there were only crumbs left on his plate.
Iced Lemon Rounds:
Ingredients:
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 sticks (16 tbsp) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Lemon Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
How to Make Iced Lemon Rounds
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
With a hand mixer, beat the softened butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add sugars and beat until smooth.
Beat in eggs, followed by lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.
Gradually add flour mixture, and combine until just incorporated.
Scoop about a tablespoonful of dough and roll with your hands into a ball. Place on the baking sheet and flatten to about 1/2 inch thickness.
Bake for about 13-15 minutes until cookies are pale on top but golden on the bottom. Allow them to cool on a wire rack completely.
Make the icing, by whisking the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk until combined. Spread the icing on the cooled cookies with a table knife.
Decorate with sprinkles if desired. Let the cookies stand on the rack until the icing sets. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 sticks 16 tbsp butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp finely grated lemon zest
- ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Lemon Icing:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- How to Make Iced Lemon Rounds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- With a hand mixer, beat softened butter in a mixing bowl until creamy. Add sugars and beat until smooth.
- Beat in eggs, followed by lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla.
- Gradually add flour mixture, combine until just incorporated.
- Scoop about a tablespoonful of dough and roll with your hands into a ball. Place on the baking sheet and flatten to about 1/2 inch thickness.
- Bake for about 13-15 minutes until cookies are pale on top but golden on the bottom. Allow them to cool on a wire rack completely.
- Make the icing, by whisking the powdered sugar, lemon juice, and milk until combined. Spread the icing on the cooled cookies with a table knife.
- Decorate with sprinkles if desired. Let the cookies stand on the rack until the icing sets. Enjoy.
