- 5
- 20 mins
- 30 mins
Ingredients
- Frosting:
- 1 cup soft butter (can use half margarine, if desired, but butter is *always* better)
- 1/2 cup powdered (confectioner's) sugar
- 1/2 tsp almond flavoring or vanilla extract (your preference)
- 3/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 cup white flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbs. butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla shopping or 1/4 tsp. almond extract
- Cream or milk
- food coloring, if desired
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Cream together butter and sugar, add almond extract. Sift dry ingredients together and add to butter mixture gradually. Do not over beat.
Chill dough for 1 hour. After chilling, shape dough into small balls, approximately 1 inch in diameter. Place on cookie sheet about two inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes.
After baking, remove from sheet to a cooling rack.
When the cookies are completely cool, whisk together one cup of powdered sugar with just enough *fresh* lemon juice to make a glaze. It doesn't take much lemon juice, so add it a teaspoon at a time. If it becomes too thin, you can add a bit of powdered sugar to thicken it back up. Drizzle or spread the glaze over the cookies. I love this tart frosting so I slather it on.
Next, open mouth and insert cookie. Ooh in pleasure. These have a wonderful soft texture. Once you try one, you will understand why they are called Melting Moments.