Photo: Molly Mears
Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies with Lemon Zest Icing
13 ingredients
45 min + 7 min
36
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Sugar cookies that are crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. Lemon icing with fresh lemon juice and zest. The frosting is velvety and smooth. If you’re a fan of lemon, then this is the recipe for you!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
857
Calories
28g
Protein
26g
Fat
124g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Soy Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Icing | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cups FOR THE COOKIES:
- ¾ cups Butter, Softened
- ¼ teaspoons Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 Baking Powder
- 1 Tablespoon Egg
- 2 teaspoons Soy Milk
- 2 cups Vanilla
- 3 Tablespoons All-purpose Flour
- 1 Tablespoon FOR THE ICING:
- 3 cups Butter, Softened
- 1-½ Tablespoon Freshly Grated Lemon Zest
- 1 Tablespoon Confectioners Sugar (sifted)
Directions
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By tastykitchen ·
Recipe sourced from
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