Lemon Coolers - #

By jann

Ingredients

• 1 cup Bleached All-purpose Flour
• 3/4 cups Confectioner's Sugar, Divided
• 1 teaspoon Finely Grated Lemon Zest
• 1 stick Salted Butter, Softened Enough To Be Pliable
• 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preparation

Step 1

Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 350ºF.

Mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar, and lemon zest in a medium bowl. Add butter and vanilla; beat (or simply mix with hands) to form a smooth dough.

Drop dough by generous teaspoons onto a parchment or Silpat-lined cookie sheet; roll into balls. Bake until cookie bottoms are golden brown, about 15 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.

Place remaining sugar in a quart-size zipper-lock bag. Working a dozen at a time, drop cookies into sugar; shake to coat. Serve. (Can be stored in an airtight tin up to 1 week.)

Makes about 2 dozen.