Apple of My Eye Cookies

Name: Apple of My Eye Cookies
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 36 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup sugar; 1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/4 cup sour cream; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; Icing; 2 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 1 to 2 tablespoons water; Decorations; Red and green decorator sugars; Chocolate decorator icing , if desired; Small green gumdrops, sliced, if desired

These soft cut-out cookies, with a hint of lemon, are a great gift for teachers and friends!

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Prep Time

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Ingredients

1 cup sugar

¹/₂ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₄ cup sour cream

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 ¹/₄ cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons baking powder

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

Icing

2 cups powdered sugar

2 tablespoons light corn syrup

1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

1 to 2 tablespoons water

Decorations

Red and green decorator sugars

Chocolate decorator icing , if desired

Small green gumdrops, sliced, if desired

How to make

STEP 1

Combine sugar and butter in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add sour cream, egg, lemon zest and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining cookie ingredients. Continue beating until well mixed.
STEP 2

Divide dough in half. Shape each half into a ball; flatten slightly. Wrap each in plastic food wrap. Refrigerate 2 hours or overnight until firm.
STEP 3

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 4

Roll out dough on lightly floured surface, one-half at a time (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with 3-inch apple-shaped cookie cutter. Place cookies 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets; remove to cooling rack. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine all icing ingredients in bowl, adding enough water for desired icing consistency. Beat with whisk until smooth.
STEP 6

Frost 1 cookie at a time with icing. Immediately sprinkle generously with decorator sugars. Use chocolate icing to create stem and gumdrop slices for leaves, if desired.

Tip #1

If dough sticks to cookie cutter, dip cookie cutter in flour before each use.

Tip #2

Variation: Glaze cookies with icing. Use decorator icings to make A+ design on cookies.

110 Calories

3 Fat (g)

15 Cholesterol (mg)

60 Sodium (mg)

19 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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