Lemon Snowball Cookies

This is a refreshing cookie.  The bright lemon flavor is a happy surprise.  This cookie is similar to the Mexican wedding cookie or a sand tart. 

Don't forget to roll in powdered sugar after they cool for a few minutes. 
                                          

This recipe doesn't take very many ingredients so you want to make sure you have good ingredients.

Start with 2 sticks softened butter.  I use Land of Lakes butter.  I really like how it makes my cookies taste.

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/4 teaspoon lemon extract.  

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon lemon zest.

This is the zest of one lemon and I didn't measure but it has to be close to 2 teaspoons

Now juice the lemon. If you don't have one of the handy dandy juicers you can do it by hand.  Just make sure there are no seeds.

1 teaspoon needed.

Add the zest to the dough

Add 2 1/4 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time. 

This is two recipes of the cookies.  

Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 8-12 minutes.  After they come out of the oven roll them in powdered sugar.  If you like add some lemon zest to the powdered sugar.  

If you don't tell anyone they will get a nice surprise with the lemon flavor.

Lemon Snowball Cookie Recipe

1 cup softened butter

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1 teaspoon lemon juice

1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 teaspoons lemon zest

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour

powdered sugar to rolling.

Preheat oven to 350 bake for 8-12 minutes.