Limoncello Cookies
- COOKIES
- 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons limoncello (Italian liqueur)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- GLAZE
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons limoncello
- For the cookies:
- Cream butter and confectioner's sugar with hand mixer. Stir in flour, lemon zest, limoncello, and salt until dough forms.
- Roll into log, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 10 inches long. Wrap in plastic wrap and chill for a few hours or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line cookie sheet with greased parchment paper. Take golf-ball-size piece of dough and roll between palms to form a lemon shape. Flatten until dough is 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cookies just begin to brown on bottom. The dough will not expand on cookie sheet.
- Remove from oven and cool completely.
- For the glaze: Mix sugar and limoncello together in small bowl.
- When cookies have cooled completely, drizzle glaze over top or spread on lightly with knife.
unsalted butter, confectioners, flour, lemon zest, salt, sugar, sugar, limoncello
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/limoncello-cookies-191377 (may not work)