Girl Scout Lemon Cookies are juicy and tastes like lemons. They're just like the ones you buy from the scouts, but they're even better because you can make them your own way. You can get them at any time, not just during Girl Scout cookie season.
– 2cupsall-purpose flour – 1/4teaspoonsalt – 1cupunsalted buttersoftened – Yellow gel food coloringoptional – 1cupgranulated sugar – 1eggroom temperature – 1egg yolkroom temperature – 1tablespoonlemon zestfinely grated – 2tablespoonslemon juicefresh squeezed – 1/2teaspoonlemon extract – 1teaspoonvanilla extract – 1cuppowdered sugar – 1-2tablespoonlemon juice
Ingredients
Combine flour and salt in a medium-sized bowl. Put away.Put butter and sugar in a large bowl and use an electric mixer to beat them on medium speed until they are light and fluffy.
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Some food colouring drops can be added if you want to. Also, add the egg, the egg yolk, the lemon zest, the lemon juice, the vanilla extract, and the egg. Mix well until everything is well mixed.
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Slowly add the flour mixture while beating on low speed until it is just mixed. Make two logs out of the batter.
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Each log should be about 9 inches long and 1 1/2 to 2 inches wide. Put it in the fridge for an hour or until it's hard, wrapped in wax paper. Warm the oven up to 350°F.
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Cut the dough into slices that are a quarter of an inch thick and lay them on baking pans that have been covered with parchment paper and are not greased.
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Prepare the edges by baking them for 12 to 15 minutes, or until they have a very light brown colour.
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While the cookies are cooling on the baking pans for one minute, transfer them to wire racks so that they can finish cooling fully.
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In a medium bowl, combine the powdered sugar and the lemon juice before mixing. Stir until the mixture is completely smooth. Add additional lemon juice, one teaspoon at a time, to achieve a glaze that is thinner.
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Adding additional powdered sugar, one tablespoon at a time, will result in a glaze that is thinner.After dipping the bottom of each cookie (or the top, if you prefer) into the glaze, carefully place the cookie with the glaze side facing up onto a wire cooling rack.
This will allow the glaze to harden and become more concentrated.If desired, immediately top with lemon zest in order to ensure that it adheres.
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