Description
Fresh lemon breeze cookies bring zesty Mediterranean sunshine to classic dessert traditions. Crisp edges and delicate centers promise sweet citrus pleasure you cannot resist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (226 grams/8 oz) softened butter
- 2 cups (240 grams/8.5 oz) all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups (180 grams/6.3 oz) powdered sugar
- 1 large egg
- ¾ cup (150 grams/5.3 oz) sugar
- 2 tbsps lemon juice
- 1 tbsp heavy cream (or milk)
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅛ tsp salt
Instructions
- Cream Base: Whip softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in egg and lemon zest thoroughly, creating a vibrant citrus-infused mixture.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together. Fold dry ingredients into butter mixture, mixing until just combined to create a smooth, uniform dough.
- Cookie Formation: Shape dough into uniform spheres using a cookie scoop, gently flattening each into delicate disks. Arrange on parchment-lined baking sheet, maintaining generous spacing between cookies.
- Baking Process: Heat oven to 375°F (190°C). Position sheet on center rack and bake for 8-10 minutes, aiming for pale cookies with barely set centers to maintain a tender texture.
- Cooling and Glazing Preparation: Rest cookies on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to wire rack. Simultaneously, whisk powdered sugar, lemon juice, salt, and heavy cream into a silky, glossy glaze.
- Finishing Touch: Once cookies completely cool, delicately dip cookie tops into prepared glaze. Place glazed cookies on parchment, allowing glaze to set and crystallize before serving.
Notes
- Butter Softening Tip: Ensure butter is at room temperature but not melted for optimal cookie texture and smooth creaming.
- Zest Technique: Grate lemon zest carefully to capture intense citrus oils without including bitter white pith underneath.
- Dough Handling Caution: Avoid overmixing after adding dry ingredients to prevent tough, dense cookies with a compact crumb.
- Glaze Setting Strategy: Allow cookies to cool completely before glazing to prevent runny, uneven coating and maintain crisp glaze finish.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 22
- Calories: 162
- Sugar: 10.2 g
- Sodium: 113 mg
- Fat: 8.3 g
- Saturated Fat: 5.1 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22.6 g
- Fiber: 0.4 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg