Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies

Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies
  • 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • Icing:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 tablespoon hot water, or as needed
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 24 whole pecans


  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
  2. Sift flour, baking soda, and 1/8 teaspoon salt together in a bowl.
  3. Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, and egg in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add flour mixture, vanilla extract, and lemon extract to butter mixture; stir until dough is well blended. Roll cookie dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Press each ball down with the bottom of a glass to flatten slightly.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until baked through, 6 to 7 minutes. Cool.
  5. Stir confectioners' sugar, 1/4 cup melted butter, hot water, and vanilla together in a bowl until sugar is completely dissolved and icing is smooth. Spread icing on cooled cookies and top each cookie with a pecan.

04/19/2018
Gram Opal's Sugar Cookies, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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