Ingredients
The following ingredients have 4 Servings
- 4 cup(s) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 2 1/2 stick(s) butter, cut in pieces
- 3/4 cup(s) sugar
- 1 large egg, plus one egg white
- 2 teaspoon(s) lemon, lime, or orange zest
Instruction
- In a food processor, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; pulse to mix.
- Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Add sugar, eggs, and lemon zest.
- Process until mixture resembles wet sand.
- Turn mixture out onto a lightly floured surface; knead several times until dough comes together. Divide into 3 portions; flatten each into a disk. Roll each disk to a 1/8-inch thickness between sheets of parchment. Stack dough (still in parchment) on a baking sheet; refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, with racks in the middle and lower thirds. Working with 1 dough sheet at a time, peel off parchment (save for baking). With lightly floured cutters, cut dough into desired shapes.
- Arrange 1 inch apart, on two parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets (reroll scraps, if desired).
- Bake until cookies are set but still pale, 7 to 9 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through. Transfer cookies to wire racks and let cool completely.
- Using a pastry bag and tip, frost cookies with icing; decorate with sugar!
