Lemon Tea Cookies!

So I got my new Farm Chicks Cookbook in the mail this afternoon and there is SO much goodness in there, but these caught my eye, maybe because I was sitting under my lemon tree reading the book. 

 

They are SO SO good....melt in your mouth and topped with a lemony sweet frosting. YUM! 

 

 

LEMON TEA COOKIES  

Credit: Farm Chicks Cookbook

 

 

1 1/2 cups all -purpose flour 

1/2 cup cornstarch 

1/3 cup confectioner's sugar, sifted 

1/8 teaspoon salt 

3/4 cup unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened 

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 

2 teaspoons grated lemon zest 

 

Lemon Frosting (recipe below)  

 

Make the dough: Whisk together the flour, cornstarch, confectioner's sugar, and salt in a medium-size bowl. Cream the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed; add the lemon juice and zest, beating until combined. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat on low speed until well combined. Shape the dough: Divide dough in half. Roll each half into a log approximately 1/2 by 8 inches. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. Bake the cookies: Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut each log into 1/4-inch slices; arrange on baking sheets, spacing about 1-inch apart. Bake until cookies are firm - 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the cookies from the baking sheets to a wire rack to cool. Spread Lemon Frosting over each cookie.&nbsp

 

 LEMON FROSTING 

Beat 1 cup sifted confectioner's sugar, 1/4 cup softened unsalted butter, and 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice in a medium-size bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until light and fluffy. Use immediately. Makes about 1/2 cup.