Lemon Glazed Soft-Baked Sugar Cookies
Ingredients:
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c sugar
2 eggs
1/2 c almond milk (you can use regular milk as well)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp almond
3 1/2 c flour, divided
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp lemon zest
Juice of half a lemon
Icing
1 1/2 c powdered sugar
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1-2 Tbsp almond milk
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. By hand, using a standing mixer, or a hand mixer, cream together butter and sugar until fully combined. Add in lemon zest, lemon juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, and almond. Stir.
3. In a separate bowl, sift together 2 c of flour, baking powder, and salt.
4. Mix dry ingredients into wet.
5. Gradually, add more flour (about 1 to 1 1/2 c) until it is stiff enough to roll out (I usually keep it fairly soft--just enough flour to make it manageable, which for me, is usually 1 c of flour)
6. On a floured or powdered sugared surface, roll out the dough to about a 1/4"; cut with your favorite cookie cutters.
7. Bake about 8-10 minutes, or until cookies are done but not browned (cookies are done when puffy and do not sink when lightly touched on top.
8. For the icing, mix powdered sugar and lemon juice in a bowl. Add in milk 1 Tbsp at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
9. Dip cooled cookies in icing and allow to set on a cookie rack.
