Cookie Jar: Citrus-Glazed Sugar Cookies
Unlike traditional rolled and cut sugar cookies, these are scooped and formed into balls before baking, so you can easily whip up a batch in short time (and without breaking a sweat)! You can use one type of fruit or, if you’re feeling all “overachiever,” use three* like I did here. I bet you have a stray orange or some lemons lying about; why not put them to work? Citrus-Glazed Sugar Cookiesadapted from Martha Stewart Living
Makes: 2 dozen
Ingredients for cookies:
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. flour
1/2 t. baking soda
1/2 t. finely grated citrus zest
2 T. fresh citrus juice
Ingredients for citrus glaze:
2 c. finely grated citrus zest
1/3 c. Add the flour, baking soda, and salt and beat till just combined. Add the zest and juice and beat again. 2. Chill dough for 30 minutes; pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and line two baking sheets with parchment paper. 3. Bake for 10-15 minutes, till golden brown at the edges. Spread glaze atop each cookie; allow to set for at least 2 hours. *To make cookies with three different fruits: After you add the dry ingredients to the butter/egg mixture, divide the dough into thirds. Return one-third to the mixer and add one-third of the amount of zest and juice called for in the recipe. Transfer to a small bowl. Repeat with remaining dough, zest, and juice. Proceed with recipe as above. To each bowl, add one-third of the amount of zest and juice called for in the recipe.
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