Iced Lemon Tulip Cookies

Name: Iced Lemon Tulip Cookies
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 213 grams 1/2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoons baking powder; 828 milliliters confectioners sugar; 1 egg; 85 grams pasteurized egg whites; 1 teaspoon juice a 1 packed tablespoon zest from 1 lemon; 1 teaspoons salt; 99 grams 1/2 cup sugar; 24 servings Colored sanding sugar; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter, at room temperature

Iced Lemon Tulip Cookies is a vegetarian dessert. One serving contains 192 calories, 2g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe serves 24. If you have all purpose flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours.

Instructions

For The Cookies:In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in egg, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

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Baking Powder

Lemon Juice

Lemon Zest

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Egg

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Stand Mixer

Whisk

Bowl

Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Divide dough in two, wrap each section in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Adjust oven rack to middle and lower positions and preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Flour a clean work surface. Unwrap one of the balls of dough, leaving the other in the fridge until you are ready to use it.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Baking Paper

Baking Sheet

Oven

Roll it out until 1/4-inch thick, occasionally picking it up and reflouring the board to avoid sticking. Use your cookie cutter to cut out shapes, then transfer them to the prepared baking sheet. Continue until all dough is used.

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Dough

Roll

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Cookie Cutter

Baking Sheet

Bake cookies until golden at the edges, 12 to 15 minutes.

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Oven

Let cool 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling completely.

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Wire Rack

For Decorating: While cookies are cooling, whisk together egg whites and confectioners sugar until smooth.

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Powdered Sugar

Egg Whites

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Whisk

Place colored sanding sugar or sprinkles in a shallow bowl. Use a small knife or brush to cover a cookie with icing, then lightly press cookie, icing side down, onto sprinkles to coat. Repeat with remaining cookies.

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Sanding Sugar