Glazed Lemon-Lime Ginger Cookies
Ginger cookies enhanced with a citrus lemon-lime frosting.
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Ingredients
Cookie
1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
34 cup sugar
1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon zest
12 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
2 14 cups all-purpose flour
14 cup crystallized ginger, finely chopped
12 teaspoon baking powder
12 teaspoon salt
Sugar
Glaze
1 12 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon freshly grated lemon zest
12 teaspoon freshly grated lime zest
3 to 5 tablespoons lemon juice
How to make
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STEP 1
Heat oven to 375°F.
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STEP 2
Combine butter and sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, 1 tablespoon lemon zest and 1/2 teaspoon lime zest; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, ginger, baking powder and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
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STEP 3
Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls with lightly floured hands; roll in sugar. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Flatten to 1 1/2-inch circle with bottom of glass dipped in sugar. Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges just begin to brown. Cool completely.
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STEP 4
Combine powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon lemon zest, 1/2 teaspoon lime zest and enough lemon juice for desired spreading consistency in bowl. Spread about 1 teaspoon glaze over top of each cooled cookie; let stand until glaze is completely set.
Tip #1
The grated zest of one lemon or lime equals about 1 tablespoon.
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