Lemon flavor complements rich butter cookies made with powdered sugar. They're a lovely addition to holiday cookie trays.
Lemon Butter Flutes
- Prep Time 1 hr 15 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Ingredients 10
- Servings 48
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose or unbleached flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 to 5 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons powdered sugar
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. In large bowl, beat 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar and the butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add lemon peel, lemon juice and egg; blend well. Stir in flour and salt until well mixed. Fill cookie press with dough. Using the cookie press and bar plate, press a long ribbon of dough onto ungreased cookie sheet. Score the cookie dough at 2 1/4-inch intervals.
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Step2Bake 5 to 8 minutes or until set but not brown. Cut cookies at score lines with sharp knife. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.
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Step3In small bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar and enough lemon juice for desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle over cookies; let stand until set. Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons powdered sugar.
Nutrition
80
Calories
4g
Total Fat
0g
Protein
11g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Cookie
- Calories
- 80
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 4g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 40mg
- 2%
- Potassium
- 10mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 11g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 0g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 2%
- 2%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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