Lemon Tea Cakes

Name: Lemon Tea Cakes
Ingredients: FOR THE COOKIES:; 1-1/2 teaspoon Vinegar; 1/2 cups Milk; 1/2 cups Butter; 3/4 cups Sugar; 1 whole Egg; 1 teaspoon Lemon Zest; 1-3/4 cup Flour; 1 teaspoon Baking Powder; 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/4 teaspoons Salt; 1 teaspoon Lemon Extract; _____; FOR THE GLAZE:; 3/4 cups Sugar; 1/4 cups Lemon Juice

16 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE COOKIES:
1-1/2 teaspoon Vinegar
1/2 cups Milk
1/2 cups Butter
3/4 cups Sugar
1 whole Egg
1 teaspoon Lemon Zest
1-3/4 cup Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/4 teaspoons Salt
1 teaspoon Lemon Extract
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FOR THE GLAZE:
3/4 cups Sugar
1/4 cups Lemon Juice

Directions

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1. Stir vinegar and milk together. Set aside. (You may also use 3/4 cup of buttermilk in place of milk and vinegar.)
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2. In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Then beat in egg and lemon zest. Set aside.
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3. In another bowl, sift the dry ingredients together.
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4. Now, alternate adding the milk/vinegar mixture and the dry ingredients into the butter mixture. After each addition, beat well.
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5. Add the lemon extract and mix.
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6. Drop spoonfuls of batter onto a cookie tray and bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
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7. While the cookies are baking, make the glaze by mixing the sugar with fresh lemon juice. Brush or pour glaze onto the cookies once they have cooled.