Lemon Jumbles

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup unsalted butter, slightly softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon almond extract

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
• 3 in a large bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• 4 in another large bowl, with electric mixer on medium speed, beat together the butter, sugar, egg, lemon zest, lemon juice and almond extract.until light and well blended.
• 5 beat or stir in flour mixture until well incorporated.
• 6 gather up the dough and shape it into a ball.
• 7 cut it into quarters. shape each quarter into a flat disc.
• 8 score each dish into quarters, then cut into 12 wedges.
• 9 roll each wedge between your palms or a work surface to form an evenly thick 4 1/2"-5" long rope. bring the ends of each rop together and press firmly to create a ring.
• 10 place on baking sheets, spacing 1 1/4" apart.
• 11 bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in the middle of the oven for 8-12 minutes or just faintly browned at the edges. reverse the sheet from front to back to ensure even browning.
• 12 using a spatula, immediately transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
• 13 glaze: in a small bowl, stir together powdered sugar, butter 2-3 tsps lemon juice, corn syrup almond extract(if using.and food coloring.till smooth and well blended. thin the mixture with enough additional lemon juice to produce a thin glaze.
• 14 set the racks with cookies over wax paper to catch drips. dip top of each cookie into the glaze.shake off the excess --.
• 15 let stand until the glaze completely sets.about 1 hour.
• 16 for an extra special look.once the cookies are glazed, add a little food coloring to leftover icing to intensify the hue, slightly -- then pipe or drizzle zigzagged lines across the cookie tops for an easy but effective contrasting garnish.