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Pink Lemonade Cookies
Stacy
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Prep Time
10
minutes
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Cook Time
11
minutes
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Chilling time
1
hour
hr
Total Time
1
hour
hr
21
minutes
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Course
Dessert
Ingredients
½
cup
salted butter
½
cup
white sugar
½
tsp
baking powder
¼
tsp
baking soda
1
egg
⅓
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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