Little Bites of Sunshine

I wanted to do something nice for my friend's birthday tomorrow, so I did what I do best. Bake. Or maybe I do it because I'm cheap. Or don't want to go out shopping once I get home from work. Not sure. Anyway, she loves these lemon cookies I make, so I thought I'd make her some.

Apparently they're something like the lemon cookies at Maggiano's Little Italy. I haven't had them, but they may be similar. Either way, they. are. good.

Take a gander.

Don't they look good? Buttery. Flaky. Lemony. Little bites of citrus sunshine.

This one was a little funny shaped, so I HAD to eat it so the other cookies didn't make fun of him.

You know how cookies can be.

See the flakiness? Crumbly buttery flakiness? Mmmmm.

Don't make these when you're hungry. Somehow they just seem to disappear.

See what I mean?

Lemon Cookies:

1 c. butter, softened

1/3 c. powdered sugar

2/3 c. cornstarch

1 c. flour

Frosting:

1/4 c. butter, softened

2 c. powdered sugar

2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice

1-2 tsp. finely grated lemon peel

Mix all cookie ingredients together. Roll into small balls and flatten slightly. Bake on an ungreased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool on baking rack. When cool, frost. With frosting. Just mix it all up together. It's kinda thick. Add more lemon juice if you want it thinner. Try not to eat the whole batch.