Lemon Meltaways

By Purple62

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup + 2 tbsp butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided
• zest of one lemon
• 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 tsp table salt
• Parchment paper and/or waxed paper

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 30mins
Cooking time 120mins
Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric mixer until creamy. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar; beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Stir in zest and juice. Whisk together flour and next 2 ingredients. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Cover and chill 1 hour.
2. Drop dough by level spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto parchment paper-lined baking sheets, using a 1-inch cookie scoop.
3. Bake at 350F for 13 minutes or until lightly browned around edges. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes.
4. Toss together warm cookies and remaining 1 cup powdered sugar in a small bowl and put on waxed paper till cookies are cooled then toss again into bowl of powdered sugar. Place in plastic container.