Meyer Lemon Tea Cookies
Recipe type: Dessert
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Serves: 2-3 dozen
 
Ingredients
For the cookies:
  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • ⅓ cup powdered sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
  • ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • ¾ cup cornstarch (not a typo, it really is this much cornstarch)
For the frosting:
  • 2 tablespoons butter, room temperature
  • ¼ teaspoon Meyer lemon zest
  • 2 tablespoons Meyer lemon juice, plus more if too thick
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
To make the cookies:
  1. Preheat oven to 350F.
  2. In a large bowl, beat butter until it becomes creamy, about 3 minutes. Add powered sugar and beat until fully combined, scraping down sides as needed. Beat in lemon zest and vanilla. Slowly add flour and cornstarch, beating until fully combined and scraping down sides as needed. The dough may look dry at first, but the butter will eventually melt into the dry ingredients.
  3. Form the dough into 1 inch balls and place them onto a baking sheet, leaving about 1½ inches between each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes, until the bottoms are slightly browned. Cool cookies on wire rack.
To make the frosting:
  1. In a small bowl, beat together butter, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Slowly add sugar, a ¼ cup at a time, and beat until frosting is smooth. If it's too thick, add a bit more lemon juice to thin out.
To finish:
  1. Once cookies have cooled, dip the cookies round side down into the frosting. Let sit for 20 minutes to set before serving.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2018/02/13/meyer-lemon-tea-cookies/