Lemon-glazed butter snaps
By Chatelaine12
PREP TIME
35 min
TOTAL TIME
2 hrs 15 min
Makes
24 cookies
* PLUS 70 min chill time

Photo, Liam Morgan.

Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter , cubed
- 3 1/2 tbsp milk
- 1 egg yolk
Glaze
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/3 cup icing sugar
Instructions
- WHIRL flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Add butter and pulse until mixture is coarse.
- DRIZZLE in milk through feed tube with motor running until dough comes together.
- KNEAD dough on work surface (without added flour) until a smooth ball forms. Flatten into a square and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- PREHEAT oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment.
- ROLL dough on lightly floured surface to a scant ¼-in.-thick square. Cut out using crinkled square 2-in. cookie cutter, rerolling scraps. Arrange on prepared baking sheets.
- BEAT egg yolk with a few drops of water and brush each cookie. Drag tines of fork across cookie in a cross-hatch pattern. Chill for 10 min.
- BAKE until dark golden and crisp, 15 to 18 min. Transfer to a rack to cool completely. Stir lemon zest, lemon juice and icing sugar until smooth. Brush over cookies. Cookies will keep well in a covered container at room temperature for up to 1 week. Baking Tip: Make dough up to 2 days ahead. Glaze cookies on the day of serving. Glazing too far ahead of time may create a crystallized pattern.
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Nutrition (per cookie)
- Calories
- 70,
- Protein
- 1 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 11 g,
- Fat
- 3 g,
- Sodium
- 45 mg.
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