Princess Cookies

This princess cookie recipe yields delicate lemon cookies — drizzle them with a confectioners' sugar and lemon juice glaze or roll in sugar, then bake.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 lemon, zested
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1.5 cups white sugar
• 0.25 cup lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until set and just beginning to brown at edges, about 8 minutes; cool on baking sheets for 1 minute before transferring to wire racks to cool.

Step 3

Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Beat sugar and butter together in a separate large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Gently mix in flour mixture until just incorporated. Chill dough about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Roll dough into balls, about 1 ½ teaspoonfuls per cookie; place about 2 inches apart onto baking sheets.