Sweet Tooth: Sparkly Lemon Cookies
Earlier this month I was thumbing through my copy of Martha Stewart Living Magazine when I found this little gem of a recipe: Sparkly Lemon Cookies. While I was already sold on the lemon factor, the glittery sprinkles sealed the deal! Thankfully, the folks over at Martha Stewart were kind enough to share the recipe for these festive holiday treats.
Whether you're in need of a last minute gift or hoping to bake something sweet for the holidays, these are the must-bake cookies of the season. Plus, they're as tasty as they are cute. Pretty tough to resist, right?
Here's how to make them:
Recipe courtesy of Martha Stewart
Makes 40 cookies
Star-shaped edible glitter (Michaels.com) is an optional embellishment for these lemon cookies. The topping really makes them sparkle, but you could also use coarse sanding sugar or simply leave the cookies glazed.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Salt
- 1 stick plus 2 ½ tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 lemons, zested and juiced (1/3 cup juice)
- 2 large eggs
- ¼ cup whole milk
- 2 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar
- Start-shaped edible glitter or coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325-degrees. Whisk together flour and ¼ teaspoon salt in a small bowl.
- Beat butter, granulated sugar, and lemon zest with a mixer on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 10 minutes.
- Beat in eggs. Reduce speed to low, and gradually beat in flour mixture.
- Slowly add milk, and beat on medium speed for 5 minutes.
- Transfer dough to a pastry bag fitted with a ½- inch plain round trip.
- Pipe 1 ½- inch rounds onto parchment-lined baking sheets.
- Bake until bottoms are pale gold, 16 to 18 minutes.
- Let cool completely on sheets set on wire racks.
- Whisk together confectionsers' sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until smooth.
- Brush glaze onto cookies, and sprinkle with edible glitter.
Note: Cookies can be stored at room temperature for up to 3 days.
What's your favorite holiday cookie recipe?
Upload and submit your best cookie recipe to your profile page or link it in the comments below. I'll feature my favorite submissions in the Dine Gallery!
XO Lauren
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68 comments
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The Lemon biscuits were amazing. I had to look up a different recipe (converting cups to grams/ounces is impossible) which had pretty much the same ingredients in. I decorated mine in a similar way to these ones with pretty coloured edable stars. I baked mine to put into little xmas goodie bags, and they went down a treat. Thanks Lauren for the inspiration :-)
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yum yum yum! definitely going to have to try this!
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1 cup butter 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup chopped pecans 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration 1/4 cup finely crushed peppermint candy canes Directions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Cream the butter with 1/2 cup of the confectioners' sugar and the vanilla. Mix in the flour, nuts and salt. Roll about 1 tablespoon or so of dough into balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 15 minutes. Do not allow these cookies to get too brown. It's better to undercook them than to overcook them. While cookies are still hot roll them in confectioners' sugar. Once they have cooled roll them in confectioners' sugar once more. Variation: add some finely crushed candy canes to the confectioners' sugar used for the final dusting -
Christmas Meatballs!
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Ingredients 1 (14 ounce) can Ocean Spray® Jellied Cranberry Sauce 1 (12 ounce) bottle Heinz® Chili Sauce 1 (2 pound) bag frozen, pre-cooked, cocktail-size meatballs Directions Combine sauces in a large saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring until smooth. Add meatballs. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until meatballs are heated through, stirring occasionally
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I will definitely be making some of these for Xmas day! Thanks again for a great tip! xx
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I just won the cookie bake-off at work with these bad boys! They were a hit, and won with a the majority of the votes!
Thanks! :)
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I made the most delicious chewy chocolate-gingerbread cookies to gift to my co-workers! They were some of the best cookies I've ever had. The recipe is courtesy of Martha, with my own little twist.
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So I totally went to Michael's last night and bought these sprinkles that look like little pearls and used them instead of the stars... They turned out SO cute and they were so yummy too! I brought them in to my office and they seem to be a hit here as well : ) Thanks Lauren (and Martha!)
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I love lemon anything!! and this sounds yummy..lol. In other news, check out my tips on picking the right shade of red lipstick for the season:
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oh my gosh - just made these the other day. I loved them and the stars are so fun.
kristen
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Yummy :) that cookie looking really cute and I think that taste good too :) If I have time I try it before christmas. Thank you Lauren
xoxo, Petra
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I like to make S'more cookies, S'more cake, S'more coffee, S'more Love, S'more Friends, S'more lattes, S'more glitter, S'more glam, S'more fun!!
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Yum! I'm def going to make these : )
My favorite thing to make over the holidays is s'more cookies!
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I was looking to make something for my boyfriend's boss and this looks perfect! Thanks Lauren!
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I love lemon cookies. My aunt makes the best ones every year. The frosting seems very tart but then sweetens up after the initial shock. I love them.
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I'm not a fan of lemon anything :0( But these look super cute! I should make these as gifts, sometime... They're super cute & I won't be tempted to eat too many of them... cause you know you have to at least have one, to make sure they taste ok
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