Best Lemon Star Biscuits Recipes

LEMON COOKIES FROM SCRATCH

Steps:

• Cream sugar, butter, and lemon zest together in a large bowl using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Combine eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract in a cup; mix using a fork until combined. Beat into egg mixture slowly on low speed.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl. Add to egg mixture slowly on low speed until just combined. Do not overbeat; dough will be sticky. Cover and chill dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes; it will still be sticky after chilling.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Form dough into balls using a cookie scoop or tablespoon and roll each in powdered sugar. Place onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Lightly smash each ball down using your hand.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the middle of each cookie is just barely set, 11 to 12 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack completely before storing in an airtight container.

LEMON STAR BISCUITS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add egg and lemon zest.
• Beat well.
• Sift flour.
• Stir into creamed mixture, mixing to a soft dough.
• Shape dough into a ball.
• Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Roll dough out on a floured surface to a thickness of 5mm.
• Using a star shaped cutter, stamp out shapes.
• Place on greased oven trays.
• Bake at 180C degrees for 12 minutes until lightly golden.
• Cool on wire racks.
• -------------Icing------------.
• Sift icing sugar in a bowl.
• Mix in butter and lemon juice.
• Add just enough water to achieve a spreadable consistency.
• When biscuits are cold, spread with lemon icing and decorate with the cachous.

LEMON BLUEBERRY BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. In a large bowl, whisk the first 5 ingredients. In another bowl, whisk yogurt, egg, melted butter and lemon zest until blended. Add to flour mixture; stir just until moistened. Fold in blueberries., Drop by 1/3 cupfuls 1 in. apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake 15-18 minutes or until light brown., In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; stir until smooth. Drizzle over warm biscuits.