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Iced Lemon Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 10 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 4
This recipe came from the Knoxville News-Sentinel, from a recipe sharing column. These cookies are similar to the ones sold at Ham 'n Goodys, a favorite local eatery. Ham 'n Goodys' lemon cookies are famous in Knoxville.
Ingredients:
3 cups unsifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup reconstituted lemon juice
1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons reconstituted lemon juice
Directions:
1. Sift flour, baking powder and soda into large bowl.
2. Beat butter and sugar.
3. Gradually add dry ingredients and lemon juice to sugar mixture.
4. Chill dough 1 hour.
5. On floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
6. Cut cookies out.
7. Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 minutes.
8. Glaze:.
9. Mix sugar and lemon juice together.
10. Once cookies have cooled, top with glaze.
11. Let set before eating.
By RecipeOfHealth.com