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Ingredients
- Cookie Dough
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest -- finely grated
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- Icing
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar -- sifted
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 lot colored sprinkles
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper,or silicon sheets.
In a large mixing bowl, beat together the sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and 6 tablespoons of butter with an electric mixer until well blended.
Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Continue to beat for 1 minute.
Stir in flour and baking powder and blend just until well mixed. The dough should be soft and sticky.
Spoon dough into pastry bag fitted with a 3/8" round tip. Pipe 2" diameter rings onto the prepared baking sheets. With wet fingertips, press the ends of each ring together to form a smooth ring.
Bake about 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
To make icing, melt 1 tablespoon of butter over low heat.
Add the sugar, water, and lemon juice,
and whisk until the sugar melts and the mixture is heated thorough. If icing is too thick to brush easily,
add more water to thin.
Remove the cookies from the oven and immediately brush with warm icing over the hot cookies.
Sprinkle with colored sprinkles. Cool iced cookies for a few minutes, and then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely cool.
Store in an airtight container.