Description
This recipe gets its name from a story that I read to my son about a princess whose only wish is to find a prince that can make a cookie that is as tiny and delicate as she is. This is a delicious little lemon cookie that will not disappoint! They can either be drizzled with a lemon glaze made of confectioners sugar and fresh lemon juice, or rolled in sugar before baking for a more subtle lemon flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 1 lemon, zested
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Whisk together the flour
- baking soda
- and salt in a bowl until thoroughly combined. In a mixing bowl
- beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until creamy
- about 5 minutes
- then beat in eggs
- one at a time
- incorporating each before adding the next. Beat in the lemon juice
- lemon zest
- and vanilla extract. Gently mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Chill the dough about 30 minutes.
- Scoop up about 1 1/2 teaspoon of dough per cookie
- gently form into a ball
- and place the balls onto baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the cookies are set and just beginning to brown at the edges
- about 8 minutes; cool on baking sheets for 1 minute before removing to finish cooling on racks.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 48