High Tea Lemon Cookies
2 cups butter, room temperature*
2/3 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups cornstarch (yes, this is correct!)
Lemon Frosting
* Very important that you use room temperature butter (not softened or
melted).
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy.
Add powdered sugar; cream until light and fluffy. Add lemon zest and
vanilla extract; beat well. Add flour and cornstarch into butter mixture
and beat well until well mixed.
Roll cookie dough into 1-inch balls. Place onto ungreased cookie sheets
and bake 15 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Remove from oven,
carefully remove from baking sheet, and cool on wire racks (when warm
the cookies are delicate). When cool, spread Lemon Frosting onto top of
cookies.
Yields 6 dozen cookies.
