Cookies, Glazed Lemon-Lime Ginger

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Ingredients

  • COOKIE
  • 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg
  • 1/8 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/8 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Sugar
  • GLAZE
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
  • 3 to 5 tablespoons lemon juice

Preparation

Step 1

STEP 1

Heat oven to 375°F.

STEP 2

Combine butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon lime zest; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, ginger, baking powder and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.

STEP 3

Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls with lightly floured hands; roll in sugar. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 1 1/2-inch circle with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool completely.

STEP 4

Combine powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon lime zest and enough lemon juice for desired spreading consistency in bowl. Spread about 1 teaspoon glaze over top of each cooled cookie; let stand until glaze is completely set.