Lemon & Basil Cookies
Lemon & Basil Cookies

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, lemon & basil cookies. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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The lemon, Citrus limon, is a species of small evergreen tree in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, native to South Asia, primarily North eastern India. Lemons are one of those ingredients that are so underrated and have the ability to transform your cooking into something (even more) Let's walk through everything you need to know about lemons. Перевод слова lemon, американское и британское произношение, транскрипция, словосочетания, однокоренные слова, примеры использования. Lemon (Citrus × limon) is a hybrid of the plant genus Citrus, as well as the common name for the popular edible fruit of this small tree or spreading bush.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon & basil cookies using 18 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon & Basil Cookies:
  1. Get for the cookies
  2. Make ready 6 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
  3. Prepare 2 oz cream cheese, softened
  4. Take 1 egg, room temp
  5. Take 2 tbsp lemon juice
  6. Get 1 tbsp lemon zest
  7. Prepare 1 tsp vanilla extract
  8. Get 1/2 tsp lemon extract (optional)
  9. Get 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil leaves
  10. Prepare 1/4 tsp baking powder
  11. Take 1/4 tsp baking soda
  12. Get 1/3 tsp salt
  13. Prepare 1 3/4 cup flour
  14. Make ready 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  15. Get 1/3 cup powdered sugar
  16. Make ready optional glaze
  17. Prepare 1 cup powdered sugar
  18. Get 2 tbsp lemon juice

Lemons are a versatile fruit that are also an excellent source of vitamin C. Lemon definition is - an acid fruit that is botanically a many-seeded pale yellow oblong berry produced by a small thorny citrus tree (Citrus limon) and that has a rind from which an aromatic oil is extracted. A spiny evergreen tree native to Asia, widely cultivated for its oval yellow fruit. b. Lemons are a type of citrus fruit and are easily recognized by the bright yellow color of their rind/skin.

Steps to make Lemon & Basil Cookies:
  1. preheat oven to 350°.
  2. in a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. sifting isn't necessary, but you want to make sure that the dry ingredients are well combined and there are no clumps. set aside.
  3. with a hand held or stand mixer, cream together butter and cream cheese. once smooth, add lemon juice and zest, also the vanilla & lemon (if using) extract(s) and mix to combine. add egg and basil then mix again. add both sugars and mix until completely smooth. make sure you scrape down the sides of the bowl a few times.
  4. add the dry ingredients in three parts to the wet. mix each addition until just moistened. once all the dry ingredients have been added make sure there are no clumps but do not over mix (it'll make the cookies a bit tough).
  5. prepare 2 cookie sheets with either cooking spray, parchment paper or silpat. scoop 1 tbs portions on to cookie sheets leaving 2" between them. these cookies dont spread a lot but the space between them will help them to bake more evenly. bake in your preheated 350° oven for 12 minutes, rotating once half way through. once done, let cool on cookie sheets for a few minutes then remove them to a cooling rack to come down to room temp. if you're making the glaze it's important that they are cooled all the way or the glaze will melt and soak into the cookies.
  6. for the glaze simply mix the lemon juice and powdered sugar together until completely smooth. top the cookies with as much or as little glaze as you like. if you feel it is too thick add additional lemon juice 1 tsp at a time. if it is too loose, add more powdered sugar 1 tbs at a time.
  7. these cookies are not too sweet and go very well with tea or would be a nice addition to brunch.

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