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LEMON SUGAR COOKIES 
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 (14 ounce) can EAGLE BRANDŽ Sweetened Condensed Milk (NOT evaporated milk)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons grated lemon rind
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
5 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt

Lemon Icing:

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon lemon juice

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, EAGLE BRANDŽ, lemon juice, lemon rind and vanilla; mix until smooth. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add to creamed mixture; mix well. Divide dough into 3 balls. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Preheat oven to 350°F.

On lightly floured surface, roll each ball out to 1/4-inch thickness and cut into desired shapes. Bake 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Garnish with Lemon Drizzle (optional). Store leftovers covered at room temperature. Lemon Icing: Combine confectioners' sugar, water and lemon juice; mix well. Drizzle over cooled cookies.

Let us know how it turns out.

Submitted by: cheedo1

recipe reviews
Lemon Sugar Cookies
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 Christeen (Michigan) says:
I baked them at 375°F.
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 Renae Shea (United States) says:
Delicious. The dough is very easy to work with.
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 Corinne (Connecticut) says:
Not an easy recipe but well worth the work. Found the dough to be sticky before refridgerated & you must work quickly when rolling out and doing your cut-outs. These cookies have an excellent flavor. FRESH lemons/lemon juice is a must.
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 Kyle (Illinois) replies:
So easy! I transfer the dough to wax paper and make a log a little wider than a quarter. After chilled, I unroll and cut slices about 1/3-inch thick. use parchment. They do not travel much on the bake pan, so you can really load up the pan. Do not judge bake by top color. They will look somewhat underbaked to a novice. judge bake by bottom color desired. I go for a VERY slight "toast" on bottom.

I'm wondering if this recipe could work for pizzelle. Has anyone tried that?
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 Lahaina Joy (California) says:
I work at a Senior Living Center and the residents and staff LOVE them! The lemon is not too overbearing and they come out tasting JUST LIKE the Girl Scout Lemon cookies!
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 Dina (Maryland) says:
I made this recipe and reduced the flour to 3 cups and used meringue powder in the icing - they were amazing and tasted like lemon bars.
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 Amanda (North Carolina) says:
i told my teen living teacher about this and we maded them one day in class and it turned out so well and they were so good :D
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 Leanna (Illinois) says:
I used these cookies but I dipped them in vanilla almond bark and they turned out awesome, and so many! I will definitely use this one again.
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 Ava (North Carolina) says:
These cookies were difficult but fun to make after they cooled off i sprinkled the lemon drizzle on top and made it wonderful. I LOVE THIS!!!
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 Kristina trice (Tennessee) says:
it was really good!!!!!!
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 Patty (United States) says:
I am making this recipe now and I can already tell they will turn out wonderful. The only thing I can say is I embellished this recipe with 1 pkg of Ghiradelli white chocolate chips. I saw this extra touch on the Foodnetwork channel. This cookie along with added white chocolate chips won awards and went into a successful business
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 Christi (United States) says:
My husband begs me to make these...it's his birthday favorite. Absolutely incredible. I also shaped them into footballs and used black icing for the laces, big hit at superbowl party. Hands down best recipe out there.
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 Donna DiMaggio (New York) says:
Love these cookies.. used fresh lemon juice for the drizzle..made it sweeter and more lemony.
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 Lisa Reichman (Arizona) says:
Love, love, love these cookies. They were easy to make,and after chilling easy to cut out. Plus they made so many, I used small flower-shaped cutters, and I got around nine dozen! Plus they tasted really good, I did add a tablespoon or two more lemon juice to the recipe.
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 Laurie (Massachusetts) says:
What happens if you don't refrigerate the dough...yo?
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 Cooks.com replies:
Hi Laurie,

Refrigerating the dough makes it easier to handle, allowing you to add less flour so the cookies won't be tough. It also prevents gluten from forming (the protein fibers that make bread chewy). And finally, it helps the flour absorb the liquid thoroughly.

Hope this helps!

-- CM
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 Cara (Colorado) says:
These baked up beautifully even at high altitude! Substituted lemon juice for water in the frosting. The flavor and texture of the cookie was even better the next day! Will definitely use this recipe again.

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