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Lemon Spritz Cookies

These are small cookies in size but big in lemon flavor. The icing also has lemon zest and juice. So double the lemon taste.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Bake Time30 minutes
Total Time50 minutes
Course: Cookies
Cuisine: American
Difficulty: Medium
Servings: 85 cookies
Calories: 52kcal

Ingredients

Cookies

  • 2 ½ cups (312.5 g) All-purpose flour
  • ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) Fine salt
  • 1 cup (227 g) Unsalted butter room temperature
  • 1 cup (120 g) Powdered sugar
  • 1 (1) Egg
  • 1 (1) Lemon zested medium size
  • 2 teaspoons (2 teaspoons) Lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) Vanilla extract

Icing

  • 1 ½ cups (180 g) Powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon (1 Tablespoon) Lemon juice
  • ½ Tablespoon (0.5 Tablespoon) Lemon zest
  • 2 Tablespoons (2 Tablespoons) Unsalted butter room temperature
  • cup (25.63 g) Crisco shortening room temperature
  • 2 teasspoons (2 teasspoons) Milk add a little more if needed
  • 2 drops (2 drops) Yellow food coloring gel

Instructions

Cookies

  • Weigh out the flour and salt in a large bowl, I run a whisk through to blend and set it aside. Zest and juice 1 medium lemon for your cookies dough. Weigh or measure your powdered sugar. Now to combine!
  • On a low speed of your mixer, cream the butter and sugar together. Next, turn the mixer to medium speed for about 3 minutes till light and fluffy. Now, turn off the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Next, add the egg, vanilla extract, lemon zest, and lemon juice and beat for about 1 minute. Turn the mixer off and scrape down the sides. Finally, add the flour mixture and mix for about a minute but don't over mix the dough.
  • Fill your cookie press with the dough according to the instruction of your press. On an ungreased cookie sheet pan, press out your cookie mixture. You can put these close together; the cookies do not spread. I got 5 across and 6 rows down on my cookie sheet.
  • Bake 9-11 minutes at 350°F (175°C or 180°C) F. They will look pale in color but leave them on the pan for a couple of minutes before moving them to a cooling rack. Make sure they are completely cooled before adding the icing.

Icing

  • Add Crisco, butter, and powdered sugar, to a mixer bowl and blend on low speed. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the remaining ingredients, including 1 to 2 drops of yellow food coloring gel. Mix on medium speed for about 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Add the icing to a piping bag with a small star tip and pipe little centers to your flower cookie. It will take about an hour for the icing to set so you can store the cookies.

Nutrition

Calories: 52kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 8mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 6mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 2mg | Iron: 1mg