Lemon Snowball Cookies
Snowball cookie delicately flavored with lemon and then rolled and dusted in confectioner's sugar.
Servings 44 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- ¼ tsp lemon extract optional
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp lemon zest
- 2¼ cup flour
- 1-2 cups powdered sugar for rolling
- 2 tsp lemon zest for rolling
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Line two cookies sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats
- Beat butter, powdered sugar, lemon juice, lemon extract, and salt until smooth. Then stir in lemon zest. Add the flour and mix until a stiff dough forms. If you're using a stand mixer, this will just take a minute or so. If you're using a hand mixer it will take much longer.
- Scoop tablespoon sized cookies onto your cookie sheet. these don't spread so you can crowd them a bit, leaving about 1-2" between cookies. Bake for 8-12 minutes, rotating pans halfway through baking, until the cookies are no longer wet looking. Cool 10 minutes before rolling in powdered sugar.
- Stir powdered sugar and lemon zest together in a bowl. Roll cookies to coat. If desired, do a second roll once they're completely cool, so they're perfectly white.
- Store cookies in an airtight container for up to 34 days or freeze for up to one month.
Notes
This recipe taken from https://www.crazyforcrust.com/lemon-snowball-cookies/#wprm-recipe-container-41586