Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies
Serves: 3
Santos Walker
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
53
Spice
46
Sweetness
59
Sourness
42
mins
Prep time (avg)
5.9
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2.333333 cups
All-Purpose Flour1 tsp
Baking Soda1 tsp
Salt1 cup
Butter (melted)1 cup
White Sugar1
Egg1 tsp
Vanilla Extract2 cups
Sugar (confectioners')1 tbsp
Water (hot, or as needed)Directions:
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
2
Grease 2 baking sheets
3
Sift flour, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt together in a bowl
4
Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and egg in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes
5
Add flour mixture, vanilla extract, and lemon extract to butter mixture; stir until dough is well blended
6
Roll cookie dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets
7
Press each ball down with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly
8
Bake in the preheated oven until baked through, 6 to 7 minutes
9
Cool
10
Stir confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, hot water, and vanilla together in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved and icing is smooth
11
Spread icing on cooled cookies and top each cookie with a pecan