Pink Lemonade Cookies

Name: Pink Lemonade Cookies
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1/2 cup white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon baking soda; 1/3 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed; 1 egg; 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; Pink Lemonade Icing:; 2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed; 2 tablespoons butter, softened; 2 drops red food coloring (optional)

12 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
Pink Lemonade Icing:
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 drops red food coloring (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2

Beat 1/2 cup butter in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add white sugar, baking powder, and baking soda; beat until blended. Beat in 1/3 cup pink lemonade concentrate and egg. Beat in flour until dough comes together.
3

Drop dough onto the prepared baking sheet by rounded spoonfuls, spacing them 2 inches apart.
4

Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.
5

Combine confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons pink lemonade concentrate, and 2 tablespoons butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until icing is smooth. Beat in red food coloring.
6

Spread icing over cooled cookies.