Mother Daughter Lemon Drops
- Cookie Dough
- 1-1/2 sticks butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- zest of 1 large lemon
- 2 teaspoons lemon extract
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 2-3/4 cups flour
- Frosting
- 3 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 stick butter
- 1 tablespoon lemon extract
- 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar (approximately)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix butter & sugar together at medium-high speed until light & fluffy. Turn the speed down to medium & add the egg, lemon zest & extract. Turn the speed down to low & add the sour cream, baking soda & flour. Blend until evenly mixed, but don't overbeat.
- Scoop in teaspoonfuls onto silpat-lined cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes.
- To make frosting, heat the cream cheese & butter together in the microwave for 20 seconds. Transfer to mixing bowl & blend until fluffy. Add lemon extract & blend again. Finally, add as much powdered sugar as necessary to reach a good frosting consistency.
- Wait until the cookies are cool to frost them.
butter, sugar, eggs, lemon, sour cream, baking soda, flour, frosting, cream cheese, butter, lemon extract, powdered sugar
Taken from food52.com/recipes/9538-mother-daughter-lemon-drops (may not work)