Crispy Lemon Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 8 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 cup powdered sugar or 1 cup icing sugar
• 1/8 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 grated lemon, zest of
• 1 drop yellow food coloring (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream the butter and sugar until smooth.
• 3 add the flour, sour cream, baking soda and lemon extract. blend until smooth.
• 4 divide dough in half and place each half on a piece of wax paper.
• 5 roll each section into a 2-inch log and freeze until firm.
• 6 remove 1 log at a time and slice dough into 1/8 inch slices.
• 7 place on ungreased cookie sheet and bake until edges are golden brown (8-12 minutes, depending on your oven).
• 8 cool one minute and then remove to cooling rack to cool completely.
• 9 for icing:.
• 10 mix all ingredients until smooth.
• 11 drizzle over cookies.
• 12 let icing dry before storing.