Sparkling Lemon Snowflakes

Prep Time: 1 Hour 30 Minutes Start to Finish: 1 Hour 50 Minutes 6 dozen cookies

• Cookies
• ¾ cup butter, softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1 egg
• 2¼ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• Glaze
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¼ cup coarse white sparkling sugar

1 Heat oven to 350°F. In large bowl, beat butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add lemon peel and egg; beat until well blended. On low speed, beat in flour and salt until well blended.

2 On floured surface, roll dough until ⅛ inch thick. Cut with lightly floured 2½- to 3-inch snowflake-shaped cookie cutter. On ungreased cookie sheets, place cutouts 2 inches apart.

3 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until cookies just begin to brown. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.

4 In small bowl, mix powdered sugar, lemon juice and water. Using small metal spatula, spread glaze over tops of cookies; sprinkle with sparkling sugar. Let glaze dry before storing in airtight container.

1 Cookie: Calories 60; Total Fat 2g (Saturated Fat 1g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 25mg; Total Carbohydrate 9g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 0g Exchanges: ½ Other Carbohydrate, ½ Fat Carbohydrate Choices: ½

Kitchen Secrets If you don’t have a snowflake-shaped cookie cutter, you can use either a star-shaped or scalloped-edge cutter, and then cut small triangles and pieces out of the center to form snowflakes.