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Iced Lemon Cookies

Iced Lemon Cookies Recipe

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.
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: < 30 Mins, Cookie and Brownie, Dessert, Easy, For Large Groups
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 dozen
Calories: 182.4kcal

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

For glaze

  • 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons reconstituted lemon juice

Instructions

  • Sift flour, baking powder and soda into large bowl.
  • Beat butter and sugar.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients and lemon juice to sugar mixture.
  • Chill dough 1 hour.
  • On floured surface, roll half of dough to 1/8-inch thickness.
  • Cut cookies out.
  • Place on ungreased baking sheets and bake at 400 degrees for 7-9 minutes.
  • Glaze:
  • Mix sugar and lemon juice together.
  • Once cookies have cooled, top with glaze.
  • Let set before eating.

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Nutrition

Serving: 29g | Calories: 182.4kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.9g | Protein: 1.7g | Fat: 7.8g | Saturated Fat: 4.9g | Cholesterol: 20.3mg | Sodium: 109.5mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 14.6g