Saturday, April 21, 2012

Lemon-glazed Butter cookies


Yields: 3 dozen

1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (room temp)
1/3 cup powdered sugar
1 cup all purpose flour
2/3 cup corn starch

frosting
2 ½ cups powdered sugar sifted
½ cup (or 1 stick) butter melted
2 Tbs fresh lemon juice

350 degrees.  With electric mixer, beat butter & 1/3 cup powdered sugar at medium speed for 1 minute.  Turn off.  Sift together flour and corn starch and add to butter.  Blend until dough is soft, about 1 minute.  Drop by tsp full on ungreased baking sheet.  Baking until VERY lightly brown (prettier white) about 5 minutes.  Transfer to racks to cool.

Meanwhile, make frosting.  While still warm, pour frosting into center. 

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