Lemon Rosemary Butter Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

Lemon Rosemary Butter Cookies with Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

This cookie screams happiness!  Its perfect blend of brightness and buttery goodness will cheer anyone up! It’s creamy frosting and subtle hint of rosemary as it brings this cookie to another level!  Give them a try and let me know what you think!

Recipe

1 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup organic sugar

2 teaspoons freshly minced rosemary leaves

2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon peel

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 1/4 cup flour

Preheat oven to 400` F.  Line cookie sheet with parchment paper or grease well.   In a large electric bowl fitted with a paddle attachment cream butter and sugar.  Add rosemary, lemon peel, powder, salt and vanilla.  Mix the flour in until just combined.  Shape dough into 1-inch balls and flatten on pan with a glass dipped into sanding sugar, about 1/2-inch thick.  Bake for 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are lightly browned.  Cool completely on wire rack before icing.

Icing

4 ounces room temperature cream cheese

2 cups powdered sugar

Juice from 1 lemon

Blend well and spread on cooled cookies.

Emily Saddler

Emily is married to her best friend Ryan, homeschool mom of 7 awesome kids, Holistic Health Practitioner in the state of Utah and Traditional Naturopath outside of the state of Utah, master gardener, yoga/pilates instructor, certified clinical and master herbalist, licensed massage therapist, and doula. She is a very passionate advocate of all things Mother Nature! Emily maintains a blog called “Sage and Sourdough Wellness and Herbs” where she shares gardening advice, delicious recipes made with fresh, organic ingredients, herbal and natural home care product recipes and loves teaching classes on gardening, plant identification and herbal remedy workshops. Check out the events and classes page for more info.

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