Super Soft Lemon Meltaways

123 mins
Serves 12
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Directions

  1. 1Grate the lemon zest.
  2. 2Cut the lemons in half and juice them.
  3. 3Cream together the butter and powdered sugar.
  4. 4Add the lemon zest and lemon juice to the mixture and mix again.
  5. 5In another bowl, mix together the flour and salt.
  6. 6Gradually add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients and mix until a dough forms.
  7. 7Form the dough into a ball, wrap it in plastic wrap, and chill.
  8. 8Roll out the dough and use a cookie cutter to cut out circles.
  9. 9Bake the cookies (time and temperature not specified).
  10. 10Make the icing by combining powdered sugar, lemon juice and milk.
  11. 11Once cooled, frost the cookies with the icing and sprinkle extra lemon zest on top.

Ingredients

  • 5 lemons
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup lemon juice
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp milk

Equipment

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