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These delicately soft lemon drop cookies frosted with lemon icing and a sprinkling of lemon zest are bursting with citrus flavor. These sweet and tart cookies are easy to make and are a perfect spring or summertime dessert or snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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lemon drop cookies <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you love the tartness of lemon and are a fan of soft and fluffy cookies, you've definitely got to try this recipe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These frosted lemon cookies are refreshing and light and are perfect for spring or summer. They'd be great with a tall glass of iced tea or a cold glass of milk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are easy enough to make for an afternoon snack but look nice enough to serve for Easter dessert or at a tea party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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how to make lemon drop cookies <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

you will need:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BUTTER <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use softened unsalted butter. Set your butter out on your counter to soften 1 hour before you plan to make these cookies. You want it soft enough that a finger pressed into it makes a slight indentation but it doesn't flatten the butter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

SUGAR <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Granulated sugar will add sweetness to your lemon cookies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

EGG and EGG YOLK<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Use one large egg and one large egg yolk for this recipe. The extra yolk will add richness and moisture. It's always best to use room temperature eggs when baking. Set the eggs on the counter when you set the butter out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEMON JUICE <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This recipe will use 4 ounces (\u00bd cup) of freshly squeezed lemon juice. Depending on the size of the lemons you choose, you'll need 4-7 lemons. Before you squeeze them, be sure to zest a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be sure the lemons are at room temperature. You don't want to add cold lemon juice to the cookie dough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEMON ZEST<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To make the cookie dough, you'll need 2 tablespoons of lemon zest. You can typically get 1 tablespoon of zest from a medium-sized lemon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

how do you zest a lemon? <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Scrape a lemon over a Microplane grater to get very thin pieces of lemon zest. Only scrape off the yellow lemon peel. You don't want to scrape off the bitter white pith under the lemon peel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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