These cute little cookies not only look good they taste great too.
Directions for: Lemon-Glazed Shortie Stars
Ingredients
Cookies1 cup butter, softened
cup icing sugar, sifted
1 tsp. finely grated lemon rind
Pinch salt
1 cup flour
cup rice flour
Glazecup icing sugar, sifted
2 Tbsp finely grated lemon rind
2 tbsp. lemon juice
Directions
Cookies1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, beat the butter until fluffy.
3. Beat in the icing sugar, lemon rind and salt until light and fluffy.
4. Stir in flour, one-third at a time; stir in rice flour to make a smooth dough.
5. Divide dough in half.
6. Between 2 sheets of waxed paper, roll out each half to 1/4-inch thickness.
7. Refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes.
8. Using floured 1 1/2-inch star-shaped cookie cutter, cut into stars, re-rolling scraps and chilling dough between cutting.
9. Place stars, 1-inch apart on parchment-lined rimless baking sheets.
10. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. (Make ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container; freeze for up to 1 month. Add a few minutes to baking time.)
11. Bake in the centre of the oven until bottoms are lightly golden, about 25 minutes.
12. Let cool on pans on racks for 2 minutes.
13. Transfer to racks.
Glaze1. Meanwhile, stir together icing sugar, lemon rind and juice.
2. Brush over warm cookies.
3. Let cool completely.
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