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Lemon Cookies

Gluten Free Sour Cream Cookies - Lemon

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1/2 cup butter room temp (can use butter alternative)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 large egg
  • 1/2 cup sour cream can use dairy free yogurt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour Or all purpose gluten free flour

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter or butter alternative
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2-3 tablespoons milk or milk alternative

Instructions

  1. Cream the butter, sugar and lemon zest until light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla, and sour cream and mix until well incorporated.
  2. Add the flour, baking powder and salt.
  3. Divide the dough in half and transfer each half onto a piece of parchment paper.
  4. Top each half of dough with another piece of parchment paper.
  5. Use a rolling pin or your hands to roll the dough out between the parchment to a little thicker an 1/4" thick.
  6. Line two sheet pans with parchment paper.
  7. Dip cookie cutters in flour and stamp out cookies in your desired shape.
  8. Transfer the cut out cookie onto the parchment lined baking sheets.

  9. Bake for 6-8 mins at 350 until the edges are firm and lightly browned.

  10. Allow the cookies to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheets
  11. Transfer to cooling racks to cool completely before frosting.
  12. You can also add sprinkles or skip the lemon frosting and add vanilla cream cheese frosting instead.