Blossom Cookies

By JudyS

Resembling dogwood blossoms, these butter cookies have just a hint of ginger and lemon.

Ingredients

• Cookie:
• 1 1/4 cups Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 Land O Lakes® All-Natural Egg
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• Glaze:
• 2 1/4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 drop red food color
• 2 to 3 tablespoons water
• 1 drop Yellow food color

Details

Servings 72
Preparation time 60mins
Cooking time 160mins

Preparation

Step 1

Combine butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg, lemon zest and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder, ginger and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.

Heat oven to 375°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. For each cookie, arrange four hearts with points together on ungreased cookie sheet. (Points and sides should overlap slightly.) Bake 5-6 minutes or until set. Cool completely.

Combine 2 cups powdered sugar, lemon juice and red food color in small bowl; mix well. Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired glazing consistency. Spread about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon glaze on each cooled cookie.

Combine remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon water and 1 drop yellow food color in another small bowl; mix well. Using toothpick, place tiny dot of yellow frosting in center of each cookie.