Pink Lemonade Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

This recipe for eye-catching, buttery drop cookies, frosted with sweet pink lemonade icing, is a pretty pink color and burst with summery lemon flavor.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/3 cup frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 egg
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 drops red food coloring

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2 Beat ½ cup butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add white sugar, baking powder, and baking soda; beat until blended. Beat in ⅓ cup lemonade concentrate and egg until well combined. Beat in flour until dough comes together.
3 Drop dough by rounded spoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 10 minutes.
5 Beat confectioners' sugar, 2 tablespoons lemonade concentrate, and 2 tablespoons butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Stir in food coloring until incorporated.
6 Spread icing over cooled cookies.