The lemon-glazed sugar cookies are the easy, soft Christmas cookies you’ve been looking for. Lemony yum, nicely bright, and delightfully pretty, they are perfect for ringing in the holidays with joy and cheer!
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Course: Snack
Servings: 24Cookies
Calories:
Author: Natasha Minocha
Ingredients
1/2cup / 115 gmsButter, softened
1/3cup/ 70 gmsCaster sugar
1.5ounces / 45 gmsCream cheese, at room temperature
1Egg
1tspVanilla extract
1.5cups / 200 gmsAll-purpose flour
Lemon glaze
1/3cup / 35 gmsIcing sugar
2tbspLemon juice
Red & green sugar sprinkles
Instructions
Add the softened butter, cream cheese, caster sugar, egg, and vanilla extract to a large bowl and beat well, using an electric beater, until light and fluffy.
Add all-purpose flour to this mixture and mix, until all flour is well incorporated.
Flatten the dough into a disc and wrap it in cling film. Refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 180 C. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or Silpat.
On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to about 1/8" thickness. Cut with a 2.5" fluted round cookie cutter. Use a small 1/2" cutter to cut out the center of each cookie.
Carefully place on the prepared baking tray and bake for 10-12 minutes until pale golden in color.
Let the cookies cool completely, then spoon the glaze over the cookies and decorate with the sprinkles.
Let the cookies set for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy!
Lemon Glaze
Combine the icing sugar and lemon juice in a small bowl until a thick, smooth glaze is formed.