EASTER LEMON COOKIES

These simple and delicious lemon cookies will be a wonderful decoration on your easter table and a perfect treat for tea time :)

Ingredients :

• 200 g sugar
• 230 g butter
• 360 g flour
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp lemon extract

Beat the butter with sugar for 5 minutes. Add the egg and lemon extract and mix for 2 minutes. Sieve the flour and baking powder into the mixture and mix with a spoon or a spatula till all is combined. Press the dough in your hands and shape it into a ball. Place the dough in a plastic bag or tin foil and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Sprinkle some flour on a big cutting board or your kitchen countertop and roll the ball of dough till flat. If the dough is hard to roll, wet your hands with water and knead the dough again.
Cut out your desired shapes. Place baking paper on a baking tray, then place the cutouts on top. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 180°C (350°F).

Let the cookies cool completly before decorating. I have used a mix of water, icing sugar and food coloring to make a sugar paste. To create the dots on the eggs mix some brown or black food coloring with a few drops of water and sprinkle tiny drops onto the cookies using a small brush.