Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Glazed Lemon Biscuits




Lemony yumminess!!
Adapted from Martha Stewart. She calls them cookies, of course

  • 2 cups plain flour (spooned and leveled)
  • 1/2 teaspoon bicarb
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest, plus 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 cup (113g, 1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Lemon Glaze

  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
  • 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice

  1. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, bicarb soda, salt, and lemon zest. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, vanilla, and lemon juice and beat until combined. With mixer on low, beat in flour mixture.
  2. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons, 2 cm apart, onto two baking sheets. Bake until edges are golden, 15 to 20 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Let cool 2 minutes on sheets, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Spread cookies with lemon glaze and let set, about 1 hour.
Lemon Glaze

In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 cups icing sugar, 2 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest, and 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice until smooth.

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