Limoncello Cookies

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons limoncello (italian liqueur)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons limoncello

Recipe

• 1 for the cookies:
• 2 cream butter and confectioner’s sugar with hand mixer. stir in flour, lemon zest, limoncello, and salt until dough forms.
• 3 roll into log, about 1 1/2 inches wide and 10 inches long. wrap in plastic wrap and chill for a few hours or overnight.
• 4 when ready to bake, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 5 line cookie sheet with greased parchment paper. take golf-ball-size piece of dough and roll between palms to form a lemon shape. flatten until dough is 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch thick.
• 6 bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until cookies just begin to brown on bottom. the dough will not expand on cookie sheet.
• 7 remove from oven and cool completely.
• 8 for the glaze: mix sugar and limoncello together in small bowl.
• 9 when cookies have cooled completely, drizzle glaze over top or spread on lightly with knife.