Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup 8 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 large eggs (room temperature)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice

Instruction

  • Preheat oven to 350º.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt, cut butter into flour mixture with a pastry blender or two knives until crumbly.
  • Add milk and sugar to a small saucepan, stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved. , Add vanilla extract. Cool 5-10 mins.
  • Stir warm milk mixture and egg into flour mixture.
  • Knead dough on floured surface until smooth.
  • Roll rounded teaspoons of dough into 5-inch ropes. Twist two ropes together then shape twist into circles and press edges together. Place about 1 inch apart on baking sheets lined with parchment paper or Silpats.
  • Bake 15 mins until cookies are firm and lightly browned on the bottom. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes and remove to wire racks to cool completely.
  • When the cookies are completely cooled carefully place the cookie upside down into the icing and removed it by lifting it out with your fingers or a knife in the middle of the wreath. Place on a wire rack set in a baking sheet and let the icing dry before serving.
  • Lemon Icing
  • Sift powdered sugar into a heat proof bowl; stir in enough juice to make a paste.
  • Place bowl on top of a small saucepan of simmering water and heat until icing is pourable.