Let me start by saying that I love sour candy. Sour Patch Kids. Sour Skittles. Sour S’ghetti. Sour everything, get in my mouth. I used to eat Sour Skittles until my mouth was raw. Unfortunately, it seems like Sour Skittles have disappeared. I can find them occasionally in small bags, but other than that… they’re gone.
Ok, so maybe that’s a good thing. I don’t think that eating candy until my mouth screams in pain is all that great for my body.
So, I guess it should be no surprise that I love lemons. Plain lemon wedges to suck on, lemon slices in my water, you know the drill. I also love cookies (duh, who doesn’t). But lemon cookies? Most lemon cookies I’ve tried just aren’t lemony enough for me. They’re more a sugar cookie with a touch of lemon. These, however, are an in-your-face lemon cookie. So dang good.
Lemon Cookies
heavily adapted from Anna Olson on Food Network, makes 3 dozen
for the cookie:
9 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 tablespoon lemon zest, about 2 lemons
1/4 cup lemon juice, about 1 1/2 lemons
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
2 1/2 cups flour
for the glaze:
1/4 cup lemon juice, about 1 1/2 lemons
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, plus more for dusting (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- For the cookies: Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat on medium until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Add in eggs, one at a time, and mix until well combined. Mix in lemon juice and lemon zest.
- Whisk together salt, baking powder, and flour in a large bowl. Add to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Scoop batter using a 2 tablespoon cookie scoop onto baking sheet, leaving about 2 inches between each cookie. Bake for 12 minutes, or until cookies are just set. Let cool for 5 minutes on baking sheet before moving to rack to cool completely before glazing.
- For the glaze: whisk together lemon juice and powdered sugar until well blended. Drizzle over cooled cookies and let set. Once glaze is set, dust with powdered sugar before serving.
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Ha–I have definitely eaten Sour Skittles until I swear I had burned a layer of skin off my mouth! I bet these cookies would be right up my alley!
Monday, March 4, 2013 at 2:31 pm
My husband loves lemon treats! I love the use of real lemon zest and juice in this. And, sour skittles are gone????? This is sad, sad news to me.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 2:33 pm
The Skittles aren’t gone for good, but I can’t find them in the big bags at all and only occasionally in the small bags or the boxes. Hope you & your husband enjoy these cookies!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 at 9:40 am
These look unbelievable! Yum!
Sunday, March 24, 2013 at 10:58 pm
When life gives you lemon cookies, make a food website!
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