Name: Citrus Butter Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks; 2 cups butter; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 3 tablespoons zest (1 tablespoon each of lime, lemon and orange); 4 cups flour; 2 tablespoons juice (total from lime, lemon and orange; 1 egg white; Juice of 1 lime; Juice of 1/2 lemon; 2 tablespoons milk (more as needed); 3 cups powdered sugar; 2 tablespoons zest (total from lime, lemon and orange); Pinch of salt

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CITRUS BUTTER COOKIES – A soft and citrusy version of the classic Danish butter cookie, topped with a lemon-lime icing.

Citrus Butter Cookies are a soft citrusy version of the classic butter cookie. True butter cookies are meant to be crispy. So, I’m not sure these can really be classified as butter cookies.

So maybe they’re just sugar cookies? Whatever you want to call them, they are delicious! I definitely ate way too many of these tasty cookies than I should have.

They were also a big hit with my family. I had no complaints when it came time to taste test. And that says something, they are admittedly cookies snobs.

If you don’t generally like a lot of icing, you could probably cut that recipe in half or cut it out completely. The cookies are yummy all on their own.

Here’s what you need to make Citrus Butter Cookies…

Eggs
Butter
Sugar
Limes, zest and juice
Lemons, zest and juice
Oranges, zest and juice
Flour
Milk
Powdered sugar
Salt

Citrus Butter Cookies

Yield: 2 1/2 dozen

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 12 minutes

Cool Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 37 minutes

CITRUS BUTTER COOKIES - A soft and citrusy version of the classic Danish butter cookie, topped with a lemon-lime icing.

Ingredients

Cookies

2 egg yolks
2 cups butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons zest (1 tablespoon each of lime, lemon and orange)
4 cups flour
2 tablespoons juice (total from lime, lemon and orange

Icing

1 egg white
Juice of 1 lime
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tablespoons milk (more as needed)
3 cups powdered sugar
2 tablespoons zest (total from lime, lemon and orange)
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350.
In a stand mixer cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Add in the egg yolks, mix until combined.
Add in the zest, mix until combined.
Add in the flour, mix until just combined.
Add in the juice, mix until combined.
Scoop dough into 3 tablespoon-sized portions, roll into balls.
Place dough balls onto cookie sheet and flatten with spatula to desired thickness.
Bake for 12-13 mintues, remove just before they're starting to brown.
Cool on cookie sheet for about 10 minutes before moving to a cooling rack.
To make the icing, whisk together the egg white, juices, milk, powdered sugar, zest and salt.
Add more powdered sugar or milk as needed to reach the consistency of corn syrup.
Transfer the icing to a ziplock bag, cut a hole about the size of the head of a pin in one corner.
Drizzle the icing over the cookies, allow the icing to solidify.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 30 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 265Total Fat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 45mgSodium: 111mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 2g

Citrus Butter Cookies

CITRUS BUTTER COOKIES – A soft and citrusy version of the classic Danish butter cookie, topped with a lemon-lime icing.

Here’s what you need to make Citrus Butter Cookies…