It’s been forever since we last did a cookie recipe and I am excited for our super cute Meyer Lemon Meltaways! Not only do these literally melt in your mouth, but the glazing technique is one that anyone can do. These cookies are on the lighter side, with a hint of citrus. Nice enough to serve at your fancy dinner party, and delicious enough to give as a gift. So basically, perfect for the holiday season. :)
Meyer Lemon Meltaways
Servings:
INGREDIENTS
meltaways
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- zest of 1 meyer lemon
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- pinch of salt
meyer lemon icing
- 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
- 3 tablespoons fresh meyer lemon juice
- 1 ½ tablespoons milk
- long strips meyer lemon zest
INSTRUCTIONS
- Place butter in a mixing bowl, and using an electric hand mixer beat until light and fluffy. Scrape down sides of the bowl, add 1/4 cup sugar and continue to beat for 1 minute. Add zest from 1 meyer lemon and vanilla and mix together until just combined. Scrape down sides of the bowl once more.
- In anther mixing bowl whisk together flour, tapioca starch and salt. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until dough forms.
- Evenly press mixture onto a sheet of wax paper and form a 12″ x 4″ (1/4″ thick) square. Wrap the cookie dough slab completely in wax paper and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 2 days.
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Remove from fridge and smooth the surface of the dough with a rolling pin if needed (easier to do this once the dough is cold and stiff). Unwrap the dough and cut cookies into 1″ x 1.5″ rectangles (if dough gets too soft to handle while cutting them up and transferring to a baking sheet, refrigerate for 30 minutes before continuing). Using a small offset spatula, place cookie dough slices onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake cookies for 12 to 15 minutes or until the edges barely begin to brown. Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool, 15 to 20 minutes.
- While cookies cool, make the icing. Place powdered sugar in a mixing bowl and gently stir in lemon juice and milk until completely combined and no lumps remain.
- Loosely drizzle icing over cooled cookies and top with a couple strips of zest. Allow icing to set, 30 minutes to 1 hour and serve.
Calories: 58kcal Carbohydrates: 8g Protein: 1g Fat: 3g Saturated Fat: 2g Cholesterol: 8mg Sodium: 1mg Potassium: 5mg Fiber: 1g Sugar: 5g Vitamin A: 89IU Vitamin C: 1mg Calcium: 2mg Iron: 1mg
CUISINE: Amercian
KEYWORD: lemon meltaways, meltaways, meyer lemon cookies
COURSE: Dessert
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Could I use regular lemons if I can’t find meyer lemons?
Yes! The flavor will be slightly different, but still delicious!
Do I use the same amount of cornstarch as I would tapioca starch? Can’t find it)
Yes!
The recipe seems to call for 1/2” thick cookies but the photos lo9k like they’re maybe 1/4” at best. Can you please clarify how thick they should Ben before baking? Thank you!
Hi! You’re right! Cookies should be and are 1/4” thick! Will update the recipe shortly!
I just baked this and I found my icing seemed too thin once I drizzled it onto of the cookies? I sifted the one cup of icing sugar but wondering if the one cup is to be measured after being siftedr or before?
It’s before it’s sifted. You can also just add more powdered sugar
How long will they keep??
About 1 week in a sealed container…2 if you ice them before serving!
I love this. With a little bit of lemon, the sour taste just open up my appetite.
These look fantastic! What would be a good substitute for tapioca starch?
You can replace it with cornstarch
… also where does the frosting come in? I see they get coated in sugar/zest in the recipe but I love the way the icing looks in the picture.
Yes! This is the older version of the recipe i was testing when i was just cutting discs of cookie dough + rolling warm cookies in the powdered sugar….updated recipe coming soon! :)
These look fantastic! How did you get the square shape… by rolling into a log and then pressing/flipping for the flat edges?