Blossom Cookies

Lemon Ginger Blossom Butter Cookies Recipe
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4 Reviews
Resembling dogwood blossoms, these butter cookies have just a hint of ginger and lemon.
1:00
Prep Time
2:40
Total Time
72 cookies

Ingredients

Cookie

1 1/4 cups
Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1 cup
sugar
1
large Land O Lakes® Egg
1 teaspoon
freshly grated lemon zest
1 teaspoon
vanilla
2 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons
baking powder
3/4 teaspoon
ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon
salt

Glaze

2 1/4 cups
powdered sugar
1 tablespoon
lemon juice
1 drop
red food color
2 to 3 tablespoons
water
1 drop
yellow food color

Directions

  1. Combine butter and sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg, lemon zest and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, baking powder, ginger and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour or until firm.
  2. Heat oven to 375°F. 
  3. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3/4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. For each cookie, arrange four hearts with points together on ungreased cookie sheet. (Points and sides should overlap slightly.) Bake 5-6 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
  4. Combine 2 cups powdered sugar, lemon juice and red food color in small bowl; mix well. Stir in water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until desired glazing consistency. Spread about 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon glaze on each cooled cookie.
  5. Combine remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1 teaspoon water and 1 drop yellow food color in another small bowl; mix well. Using toothpick, place tiny dot of yellow frosting incenter of each cookie.

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Nutrition Facts (1 cookie)

Calories
70
Cholesterol
10mg
Carbohydrates
9g
Protein
<1g
Fat
3g
Sodium
35mg
Dietary Fiber
0g

Recipe Comments and Reviews

Rating

Very tasty. I used fresh lemon juice in the cookie instead of vanilla. I also used spring cookie cutters and decorated the glazed cookies with pretty colored sugars.

Posted April 17, 2011 by Penny

Rating

@Bridget instead of lemon extract simply use lemon juice, works the same and it's more healthy :)

Posted April 07, 2011 by cookingmashine

Rating

Cookie was too hard and dry. The cookie itself needed more flavor, maybe lemon extract. Would not make again.

Posted May 15, 2009 by Bridget

Rating

These have a wonderful flavor and are very easy to make.

Posted September 24, 2008 by laurie

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