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Plate of Pink Lemonade Cookies

Pink Lemonade Cookies

Stacy
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 11 minutes
Chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 21 minutes
Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup salted butter
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • zest and juice of half a lemon
  • 2 drops red food colouring, optional
  • 2 cups all purpose flour

Lemonade Icing

  • 2 cups icing sugar
  • 3 Tbsp pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
  • 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tbsp milk

Instructions
 

  • Beat butter and sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy
  • Mix in baking powder and baking soda
  • Beat in egg, lemonade concentrate, lemon zest and juice
  • Stir in red food colouring if using
  • Add flour 1 cup at a time, stirring to combine after each addition.
  • Cover bowl and refrigerate for one hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper
  • Scoop dough onto prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart
  • Bake in preheated oven for 11 minutes. Bottoms will start to brown and tops will still be a little wet.
  • Cool on pan for 3 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely

Pink Lemonade Icing

  • Place icing sugar in a large bowl.
  • Add lemonade concentrate and lemon juice.
  • Beat on medium to combine, adding milk 1 teaspoon at a time until fully smooth.
  • If icing is too runny, add a tablespoon of icing sugar. If too thick add another tsp of milk.
  • Frost cooled cookies with icing. Top with lemon zest if desired.
  • Stored cookies in an air tight container for up to 5 days.
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