David's Lemon Cookies

Kirstin McAuley

This is a family recipe from way back--sweet soft cookies with a sweet/tart frosting. Yum!

ingredients

Cookies

1 C softened butter
2 C sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
4 C flour
1 orange (rind and juice)
1 1/2 C milk

Frosting

3 C powdered sugar
juice of one lemon
lemon rind
2 Tbsp melted butter or margerine, cooled

directions

1
Sift together the baking powder, baking soda, flour, salt and orange rind in a bowl. Set aside.
2
In a small bowl, combine the milk and orange juice.
3
Cream together the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and mix until incorporated. Alternate adding the flour mixture and the milk/juice mixture until all ingredients have been incorporated.
4
Drop small spoonfuls of batter on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes. Frost while warm.

Frosting

Combine butter/margerine, powdered sugar, lemon juice and rind. Frosting will be slightly runny but should be thick enough to stay on the cookies without running off excessively. Add more juice if the frosting is too thick. Spoon about a tablespoon over each cookie while the cookies are still warm.

Source: Kirstin McAuley