Frosted Lemon Cookies (from a Cookie Swap Champ)

This time of year brings many excuses to indulge in the finer flavors in life, namely: sweets.  I received an invitation to a Christmas Cookie Swap, and ended up being crowned Champ for these delicate, tart tasties.  Sometimes, a simpler cookie is best, and these, well....take the cake.

Frosted Lemon Cookies

yield: 5 dozen

recipe adapted from here

Ingredients

Cookie:

• 2 1/2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups Sugar
• 1 cup Unsalted Butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 T freshly grated lemon peel
• 1 T lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tsp Cream of tartar
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp Salt

Glaze:

•  2 1/2 cups Powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup Lemon juice

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400°F. 
• Combine all cookie ingredients in a large bowl.  Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. (Doesn't get much easier than that, folks!)

• Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheet.  *Note* The cookies are meant to be slightly larger than drop size.  A scoop is great to use to keep portions equal, but make sure it's the appropriate size - my first batch of cookies were way too big!

• Bake for 6 to 8 minutes, or until edges are lightly browned.

• Meanwhile, combine all glaze ingredients in small bowl; stir until smooth.  Frost warm cookies with glaze.  Sprinkle with decorations if desired.  
• ....and, especially if you're participating in a cookie swap - package the cookies up all nice and pretty

Competition was tight at our Swap Soiree...


...but, Lemon lovelies took the prize!